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With sadness, I write to let you know that Helen Brown died on 6 August.
She was at home, with her family around her.
Although she resigned from Beckenham Quilters fairly recently, Helen was a committed and involved member
of our group, with a special interest in introducing children to the joys sewing and creating ~ she loved
to run the workshops at the exhibitions and contributed hugely to all our activities.
A close friend of Helen's said she would miss her 'calmness and quiet determination', which seems
to be spot on as a description of Helen, except to add that she was a consummate needlewoman and
created pieces of great beauty.
The funeral is on Tuesday, 17 August.
You can get the details by calling 07952 872 534.
It was Helen's request that people should wear bright colours to the funeral and
some of her quilts will be hanging in the church.
As she loved flowers, Helen's family has said that flowers would be welcome with an alternative
suggestion of a donation to the NSPCC Children Line.
We will send a bouquet on behalf of Beckenham Quilters.
Bonnie
Don't forget the Exhibition at Hever.3rd to 5th September.
The quilt exhibition in St. Anthony's Hall.York.
Do look in 'About Us' for Maxine's account of the Canadian Red Cross Quilts in the 'Quilts in Wartime'
Exhibition in the Guild Headquarters in York and Polly's account of the Canadian Red Cross Quilt she was
challenged to find on her visit to Australia!
The next meeting is on 7th September when Anna will talk to us about the Red Cross Quilts.
Memory Quilts by Beckenham Quilters.
Photographs from
our Quilt collection are on the Archive page in the Gallery.
We aim to make small quilts to donate to the Special Care Baby Unit at Farnborough
Hospital (Princess Royal).
Two types of quilts are needed -
1. Predominantly white quilts for stillborn babies which parents can keep as a memento.
These should be wholec1oth quilts in white / tone on tone cotton fabric. They can be
hand or machine quilted in white or pastel thread and any soft lightweight wadding is
acceptable.
Please do not add any embellishments.
Size - 8" x 11" or 10" x 13"
2. Brightly coloured and patterned quilts which can be wholec1oth or pieced in any
design.
These quilts will be given to premature babies whilst in the
SCB Unit and taken home as a memento.
Please use 100% cotton fabric - any type of wadding is acceptable but do not add any
embellishments - buttons, bows, etc.
Size 16" x 20"
If you have any queries regarding these quilts, please contact bqmembership@hotmail.co.uk
For those of you who don't know all the quilts we have been making
over the last thirty years their photographs are all now in the Archive section of the Gallery link.51 in total
The 2010/2011 Programme has been posted in the Programme link.