Much as we love a quilt stack photo, we’re sorry that so many people in the north of the state have sustained and continue to suffer the losses of housing, possessions and liveliehoods from the floods that led us to put this one together. While the Northern Rivers region is generally warm, winter nights can get very cold, dropping to single figure temperatures, and some families are living in very basic conditions (think tents, houses with the lining removed to eliminate mould), so it was good to be able to offer a little comfort. Other quilt groups are doing the same.
We sent seven quilts from our community collection to Lismore last week,, in response to an appeal from a local quilt group. Australia Post delivered them within 24 hours, and they have been distributed to families in a small regional term ravaged by floods, who chose the ones they most liked.
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