Salem quilters back in action

The Salem quilters are back in action, and the needles were flying last Wednesday.

The non-denominational group meets most Wednesday nights in the hall at Salem Church, east of Colborne. On September 30 they shift for one day to the afternoon.

The women invite anyone of either gender to join them for an hour or two of relaxed sewing and quilting. Some of their quilts are used by Colborne Community Care and the Colborne Ministerial Association as comfort quilts. People who need the physical or emotional warmth of a handmade quilt are given one made by the quilters. A wall in the Salem Church hall has cards from grateful recipients of quilts.

Some of the quilts are sold.

One of the participants in the Salem group, Wendy Carr is making a valaour quilt which will one day be in the hands of a wounded Canadian veteran. There is also a group which provides quilts to families of fallen Canadian soldiers.

Participants on September 23 wanted people to know that they are always looking for fabric and thread.