Handmade quilts to be auctioned at Steyning shop for hospice funds

Two handmade autumnal-themed quilts have been donated to the St Barnabas House shop in Steyning to help raise funds for the hospice.
By Jasmin Martin
Published 30th Sep 2020, 10:56 BST
Quilter Sandi Dibb, Steyning's St Barnabas House shop manager Marianne Eyre, and quilter Linda Atkin with the two donated quilts SUS-200930-102318001Quilter Sandi Dibb, Steyning's St Barnabas House shop manager Marianne Eyre, and quilter Linda Atkin with the two donated quilts SUS-200930-102318001
Quilter Sandi Dibb, Steyning's St Barnabas House shop manager Marianne Eyre, and quilter Linda Atkin with the two donated quilts SUS-200930-102318001

Made by the Steyning’s Christ the King Church Quilters Group, the quilts will be put up for a silent auction and displayed in the High Street shop between Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 10.

Each group member handstitched a ‘block’ or square which were all put together, by member Sandi Dibb, to form the quilts named ‘Autumn Fruits’ and ‘Fruit Baskets’,

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Sandi said: “We have not been able to meet as a group in recent months, so these quilts were a lovely way of coming together on a project.

“We have supported St Barnabas House over many years and decided to donate them as a way of continuing our support.

“We hope they raise as much as possible”.

There is a reserve price of £125 for each quilt and bids can be made in the shop.

For more information, call 01903 879802.

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