QUILTS OF UNDERSTANDING

CELEBRATING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

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The Quilts of Understanding - Celebrating Community Connections is an initiative of the Wellington Shire Planning Group for the International Day of People with a DisAbility for 2002. This Celebration of Ability takes place every year on 3 December. 450 calico squares were sent out to groups throughout the community, with a request to decorate them in any way - quilting, applique, painting, collage - the lot!

In all 331 squares were made into 14 quilts at the SNAP-CWA Craft Co-operative in Sale.

Quilts will be on display next at

Tubbut Community Hall
Mon 21st and Tuesday 22nd June
(exact times yet to be advised - they MAY also be available on the Sunday evening before)

Details are currently being finalised - seven may also be on display at the Sale CWA Rooms, 67D Macarthur St, Sale
10am to 3pm Wednesday 16th June. Everyone Welcome to call in during that time.

So far, apart from Sale, they have been to Maffra, Briagolong, Stratford (twice), Yarram, Tinamba, Heyfield, Rosedale, Omeo, Toongabbie, Munro and Morwell. Half have also been to Traralgon, and half to Wonthaggi.

The first of the Quilts of Reflection: Celebrating Community Connections was hung at Maffra Community Resource Centre on Monday 1 December 2003, celebrating the
International Day of People with a DisAbility.
You can see Maffra's Quilt, "Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives" HERE
Another Quilt is being compiled at Briagolong, and a similar project is starting at Traralgon.

Please call back soon for photographs of Briagolong's Two Quilts

You can now see all the Quilts on this site: Quilts <<<<< Click Here

To see photographs of the Quilts (and their Boxes)
Out and About in the Community <<<<< Click Here

Squares, and some of the People we have them from <<<<< Click Here
We wish we could show them all, but there are sooooooo many it is not possible.
But if you are looking for your own square, you will be able to see it in the quilts.

A Schedule of Exhibition Dates is being arranged for the coming year. To suggest possible dates and venues, contact Frances Ford, phone 5142 3464 at Wellington Shire.

To check out the original details we sent out with our 450 calico squares, click >>>>> HERE

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Square from Sue at Carrajung

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