First up, Cheryl and Bev had permission to go to the hall last Tuesday. They have taken batting, a selection of backing fabrics, labels and other supplies, including the tub of pinned quilts waiting to be quilted and those which need backings and wadding. The plan is to have a hub where people can come and do contactless collections of quilts to be quilted and other supplies and drop off those completed.
Bev and Cheryl have also taken all the finished quilts from the cupboard and there will be a delivery of 7 singles and 13 laps for Palliative Care Concord Hospital by Bev. There are also a lot of children's quilts which will be going to Domestic Violence in due course.
Here are the quilts to be delivered to Concord Hospital Palliative Care Unit, probably this week. I should think you have seen most of these before, but there are some I haven't seen, so they must have been missed somehow.
This last one was one of the tops donated by Shelly and Susan from Pittsworth in Queensland a few months ago.
Evelyn has advised that she and Robin had a request from a nurse for headbands with buttons on them to which the elastic on the masks could be attached, because the elastic was chafing the back of the ears. They have made a hundred of these, which have been delivered. She also sent a photo to show us what they looked like.
A couple of weeks back, we were contacted by Canada Bay Council asking if we were able to make some masks for the children in Westmead Hospital. Cheryl and Lesley put their hands up for that, and between them made 40 masks which have also been delivered. Lesley sent me some photos of a sample from that too.
Word too from Jennifer who has been at her home in the Blue Mountains (80km west of Sydney for those who aren't local). Their property was damaged by the fires which swept through the area earlier this year. She writes:
"I have been up the mountains mostly, cleaning up from after the bushfires across our property in December. Lots of pile burns ie bonfires, lots and lots of hard work moving logs etc and burning. So let’s say quilting has taken a back burn! in my life for the moment."
Heartbreaking work, but thankfully her home was saved.
So. All of us working towards our goal of helping in our community. Well done ladies!
