More quilts for Hampden Park (Alzheimer project)

Wow, what a busy couple of days it has been.   Lots more quilts handed in for covering Hampden Park on Saturday 8th June 2013.   Thought you might like to see some of them.  Scotland, England, Germany and USA covered in this batch.

HAMPDEN PARK QUILT PROJECT

The date for the Hampden Park Alzheimer's Quilt Project has been set for Saturday 8 June 2013.   That's the day when we will cover the 5,000 metre international football pitch in Glasgow with quilts donated by quilters from all over the world.

Alzheimer quilt project news

Another 83 donated quilts have been added to the Hampden Park/Alzheimers Quilt gallery on my webpage.  These have been donated this week - way to go girls !!  (www.annhillquilter.co.uk).

Also added are the forms you have been asking for: 1. An order form to use when you want to buy a quilt to help raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland.  2. A 'Buy Back' form for those of you who want to buy your own quilt back after it has been laid on the pitch during this mammoth event in June 2013.

We had a great day on St Valentine's Day at Clarencefield making quilts for the project and we are having another day on the 16th so if you are around Dumfries come in and say hello.   We are in the village hall at Clarencefield about 8 miles outside Dumfries on the low road to Annan/Carlisle.   We start at 10 and finish at 4.

I paid a visit to the Scottish Parliament this week to take a look at the exhibition space I have offered at the invitation of Alex Fergusson, MSP.   My exhibition will go on show to politicians, their visitors and staff on the week starting 25th Feb although we will be there on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only. (This photo shows me with David Mundell, MP - I will get one of Alex and I next week - I hope!).

I continue to do lots of talks around the place.  Mary and I were in Moffat last night and are going to Dalbeattie next week and the Dumfries Ladies Lunch the week after.   Classes have started again and I am still busy making quilts for Hampden Park.   Life is never dull.

Keep quilting.......

Valentine's day quilting for dementia

You can follow the link www.dementiascotland.org to find out about my project for covering Hampden Park international football pitch in quilts to raise awareness/funds for Alzheimer Scotland.  Alzheimer Scotland have organised a special St Valentine's Day of quilting on February 14th to make a quilt for those who are living with dementia who may simply not remember that they are loved.  This quilt contains the memories of eight people living with dementia.   The centre panel is the logo for Alzheimer Scotland.    Please help if you can.

quilting classes start 30 January

Quilting classes will start again on Wednesday 30th January at 6.30 pm for the Sampler Class.   Other classes will start on Wednesday 20th February with a Charles Rennie Mackintosh style wallhanging.  email me at annhillquilter@btinternet.com if you are interested in any of the classes.   Further details will go on the site next week.

SHARING, GIVING, QUILTING HAMPDEN CHALLENGE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

Happy new year to all.  It won't be long until Valentine's Day and this year I want everyone to think not only of your own loved ones but of those who are living with Alzheimers.  As you know, I have a project to cover Hampden Park International Football pitch in Glasgow with quilts in the summer of this year.    Alzheimer Scotland have organised a quilting event entitled "Sharing, Giving, Quilting" the Hampden Challenge.   Two days - one goal !  Valentine's Day and Saturday 18th February.   If you can't make a quilt then there are other ways to help.   Donate a quilt.  You can always pick them up in charity shops.   You may have one lying in your cupboard that you know longer use.  I can put it to good use.  You could sponsor the quilts by going to www.justgiving.com/Ann-Hill-Quilt-Challenge   Every little helps.   You could buy a quilt on the day or after the event.   YOU could volunteer to help on the day - we especially need some strong men to lift the bags of quilts on and off the pitch.   The project is entitled "Yes we can - together".  Let's do this !

hAMPDEN QUILT PROJECT GETS LIVELY

I spent the past 10 days out and about with the quilts from the 'Yes we can - together' project for Alzheimer Scotland.   Last weekend I was honoured to be asked to be one of the speakers at the Hampden/Alzheimer Scotland/Glasgow Caledonian University conferences at Hampden Park.   Attended by over a hundred people it was a great opportunity to tell them about my quilting project.   This weekend I spend Saturday afternoon talking to the Angus Federation of women's rurals.   I picked up 84 quilts which had been handed into Hampden and another 100 or so (I haven't counted them yet) in Angus - Forfar to be exact.

We have past the 1,200 mark and quilts are starting to come in every week now.   I am presuming quilters are clearning space for Christmas!   

The message I am getting as I go around talking to groups of quilters, rurals, social groups, etc., is that we are making a difference in bringing dementia to the attention of more people.   One of the groups which I helped set up last January in our local Dumfries Resource Centre has been so successful that another group has started on the Friday afternoon.   We have expanded to Castle Douglas and recently to Stranraer helping the elderly interact with the young folks and each learning to quilt from each other.

I am attaching some photos of the quilts I took at the weekend.   Catch up again soon.