They share their skills and friendship each week, sew for various charities, and this weekend the Wallace House Quilters will host their first quilt exhibition in a number of years.
Wallace House Quilters, who are members of Queensland Quilters Incorporated, have been sewing together for 30 years after forming when Noosa Arts and Crafts moved into their forever home at Wallace House in 1993.
Founding members, Rosemary George and Judith Murray, are still active members of the group.
The quilt group meets every Tuesday morning in Boronia Room, Hovea Room and the sunny verandah on the upper floor to share their techniques, sewing and stories – not to mention their cakes.
They have an active charity quilt group within the main group who make stunning quilts from spare and donated fabric to be given to charities in the local area. They have also sent quilts to flood and fire victims, a homeless youth charity and a village in Mozambique.
Recently, the group lent a hand to a fellow-quilter, a Noosa senior who was no longer able to sew, but had a pattern and the gorgeous material in her cupboard ready to go.
Rosemary George headed up the project and the group completed the quilt which show their generous spirit shining through into their work.
The House of Quilts Exhibition is open 1-3 September from 9am to 3pm daily with a display of 80 quilts made up of first quilts and never-before-seen quilts, all handcrafted by group members.
The exhibition will be opened on Friday 1 September at 6pm by Mayor Clare Stewart. and the popular Wallace House pop-up café will be open during the weekend offering its usual delicious treats.
