Lisbon Krazy Kwilters Help Local Family

 

 

 Lisbon Krazy Kwilters of Lisbon have been busy making quilts and afghans for a family of seven who lost their home and all its contents in a fire in Lisbon. Along with the parents, they have five children ages 16, 9, 7 and a pair of infant twin boys shown above. 

I'm sure the family is blessed with the outpouring of love and support from LKK and the community. It is heartwarming to show this family there are really people out there who really care!

 

A special thank you to Carolyn Donnell for sharing the photos and comments. Great job, LKK!

 

This is the king sized quilt that went to the adults. All the quilts including this one was machine quilted by Linda Tremblay, pictured below:

 

 

This quilt is for the 16 year-old girl. Pat Yaeton donated all the fabric & had the pattern:

The Safari quilts were made for the made two for the boys. The fabric donated to our group at MTM and Donna Peron designed and sewed both:

 

The smaller quilts & afghans for twin babies:

Close-up of adult quilt with pillow cases in the fold. All quilts had matching pillowcases made:

 Lastly, a picture of the label that was sewn on each full quilt:

More Photos of Quilts Donated to the Maliseet Reservation

Laura Freeman shares more photos of the recipients of the quilts donated to the Maliseet Reservation:

Another Quilting Angel-Bertha Bonefant

Lisbon Krazy Kwilters of Lisbon regretfully informs our quilting friends that one of our cherished members, Bertha Bonenfant, passed away in January. We were fortunate enough to help her celebrate her 98^th birthday this past December. 

Bertha loved quilting and met not only with our Lisbon group on Mondays, but also sewed with Auburn quilters on Wednesdays. In addition to her quilting, she enjoyed knitting. Her family members received many wall hangings, and could always look forward to the hand towels and dishcloths she made for them every year.  

Until recently, Bertha often drove on her own to Massachusetts to visit her nieces, nephews and her beloved goddaughter. With a twinkle in her eyes, Bertha enjoyed saying that she “kept at least to the speed limit in order to keep up with the Massachusetts drivers”! She loved going out to restaurants with her quilting groups and neighbor friends. 

Bertha took pride in making and sharing her chicken salad and often rewarded her helpful neighbors with this treat, along with a cool glass of lemonade. Her swing in the backyard near the brook was a favorite spot in the summer; perfect to be cool and peaceful for her hand sewing or reading a book. She was independent and feisty and we admired her spirit for living. She is missed already.