Nambucca Valley patchwork group to hold quilt show Nambucca Valley Nambucca Valley - popup ad Nambucca Valley News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 6, 2025 Members of Nambucca Valley’s Verandah Post Patchworkers group displaying works to be raffled at this month’s quilt show in Macksville. THE Verandah Post Patchworkers will host their annual Quilt Show in Macksville on the weekend of 22-23 March at the Macksville Senior Citizens’ Centre. An entry fee of $5 will be collected at the door. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au It’s a chance for those interested in the art of quilting to learn about the craft with an inspiring and interesting array of quilts created by the Patchworkers on display. Sponsored by local business Hanging By A Thread, the event has become a favourite among craftspeople for more than 30 years. Each year the group donates proceeds to a worthy cause. This year the group will use the event to support local attraction Mary Boulton’s Pioneer Cottage and Museum in Gumma Road, Macksville. The Verandah Post Patchworkers is a not-for-profit group that meets informally as many as three times a week. The group of mostly older women create and converse in a back room of Wallace Street’s Hanging By A Thread in what usually turns out more of a lively craft session than a formal meeting. “We have about 35 members and when we meet, we all make suggestions about what charity to support, then we take a vote and commit,” a group spokesperson said. Every year, the kind-hearted “Patchers” also conduct a charity ‘pay forward’ as a theme for members’ creations. “One year we did warmth for Lismore, the next was handmade pouches with toiletries for domestic violence and this year we are making quilts or blankets for premature and stillborn babies.” By Ned COWIE Chairperson Roslyn Cook (right) and Beppie Ginn showing the quilt which will be first prize in the charity raffle.
