Lindsey Patchworkers
Each participant completes one row in
a row robin quilt
It's not all about quilts
Jane Blenkhorn created this Arabian
Nights-inspired quilt
The Air Ambulance raffle quilt
Patchwork bunting
To celebrate 30 years, Lindsey Patchworkers held an exhibition of their work in the Cyril Turner
Community Hall in Ludford. The show ran from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, and will be repeated on
Sunday at the same times. It features the group's works, from intricate quilts to cushions, boxes,
ornaments, bags, and an array of other creative and beautiful objects. It also includes craft stalls,
a tombola and refreshments.
The event is helping to raise money for
LIVES
and
Air Ambulance. It's sponsored by the Lincolnshire
Wolds Countryside Service, M &G Designs of Eastgate, and Boyes.
Sheila Evans, chairperson of the Lindsey Patchworkers, was pleased with the interest they've
had. "We've had visitors from as far away as Wiltshire and Surrey," she said.
Diane Frankish put together and quilted the quilt that the group donated to the Air Ambulance
to be raffled to raise funds, but all of the members contributed squares. Likewise many of the
items on display were collaborative efforts, such as a whole aisle of row robin quilts. They are
made by each member contributing one row, then passing on the quilt to the next person to
add something new to. The end product can be a surprise for the creator.
There were a lot of quilts on display, but nowhere near the group's total output: a lot of these
end up as
Linus quilts, which is a project that aims
to give soft, snuggly comfort to sick and distressed children by giving them quilts and blankets
to keep.
