Comfort of quilts a welcome gift
Beautifully crafted: Representing the Fare-well Trust (front, second from right) Sarah Carberry was gifted 15 quilts completed on the day at the first collective meeting for distribution through her networks. Photo: Cynthia Brooks
Cynthia Brooks
Quilt clubs from across Marlborough have held their first collective workday, gifting comfort along the way.
The Community Quilt Collective, Marlborough held its inaugural workday at the Havelock Town Hall on Saturday, hosted by Pelorus Quilters.
Around 40 quilters from across the region gathered to create quilts for those in need of comfort across the Marlborough community.
Even before the workday, quilts from amongst members of the Collective were hastily finished and gifted to a Seddon family who had lost their home to fire.
Summa Donald says the family say are “very grateful” for the thoughtful gifts.
“They are beautifully colourful and mean such a lot to us. It helps knowing people are thinking of us and we will treasure these for ever.”
The 15 quilts completed on the day were presented to the Fare-Well Trust’s Sarah Carberry. The Trust provides support and care for terminally ill people and their families in the Marlborough Sounds.
On collecting the quilts, Sarah said she was blown away by the donation to her cause, as she had been expecting to be gifted just one quilt.
A further 20 quilts still to be completed quilts will either be finished by their makers to go into the pool or carry forward to the next workday to be hosted by Marlborough Quilters in February 2024.
The saying “give and you will receive” was proven to be true as the giving went wider with Pelorus Quilters receiving local support for the workday.
Havelock Lions sponsored the hall hire, Havelock Men’s Shed members set up all the tables, and the Gallery Havelock donated funds for a roll of quilt batting. All the fabric used in the quilts was donated including several bolts of new fabric donated by Tiffanie’s Treasures.