18th September

A very late post this time.  It was supposed to come to you from deepest Herefordshire in England, but there was a technical glitch and so here it is now.

We have received a grant from both The Concord Senior Citizens Club and Canada Bay Council.  These were very much needed funds, without which we cannot continue in our work for the various groups we support.  We are very grateful for the ongoing support these two organisations give us.

The funds have allowed us to place an order for wadding, which was desperately needed and also some backing fabrics.

Since the last meeting, we delivered some quilts to the Dandelion Network.  They were delighted to receive them, since they were very low on stock.

Concord Rotary advised that they would be holding a fashion show, arranged by Gayles Boutique in Mortlake, to be held in October. Funds raised are to be donated to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Centre.

There were some lovely quilts arrived today:

And of course a table full of warm woollens.

4th September

And now for something very exciting! This post is coming to you from Manchester in England.  T

hanks to some modern technology and a trusty helper, I have been able to write this post while I am half way across the world. 

There's heaps to report too:

We have a new organisation to support. 

CABL (Community Action for Better Living) is a group in Sydney’s Inner West offering integrated and complementary services to provide practical and emotional support to the disadvantaged, vulnerable and at-risk members of our community.  Please take a look at what they do by clicking the link above. The delivery we made to them was gratefully received. 

Dandelion Network now have a Drummoyne drop off location which is very convenient. 

Our Christmas lunch has been booked for 27th November 2025. Yikes! So soon.

Deliveries were made to Meals on Wheels.

We have received some much needed grants  from Canterbury Leagues Club, Burwood RSL Club, and Canada Bay Council. We are so dependent upon this support as without them we would not be able to do the work we do.

And now for what you all really wanted to see - the quilt parade.

Last but not least, some warm woollens to see someone through the end of winter.

Bye for now....

Thursday 7th August.

Our meeting last week was lovely.  Almost everyone was able to come, so a packed house on Thursday.  

Since our last meeting we made a delivery to Grace's Place.  It is a place we have only recently begun supporting and is a trauma recovery centre for children affected by homicide.  You can click on the link if you would like to know more about the organisation.

One of our members reported a conversation with a neighbour, whose daughter is a volunteer at the Concord Palliative Care Unit, where many of our quilts go.  This lady said that "the joy that the quilts bring to patients make her cry".  Isn't that lovely?  Makes all the hard work of making a quilt worthwhile when you hear something like that.

And on that note, here are the wonderful quilts that were brought in this meeting:

There was also a table full of knits and crocheted items.  Shawls, scarves, booties, beanies, a child's cardigan and a handful of flannel baby wraps.

Great work everyone!

Bye for now.  I am away for 5 weeks from next week, so it will be October before you hear from me again.