Quiltsy Cares Charity Quilts Stephanie Hateley 3-17-15

Today's Quiltsy Cares spotlight is on Stephanie Hateley. Stephanie is donating her quilt to the  Newcastle Mater Mental Health Hospital – their craft stall to raise funds for the mental health section, especially the children’s ward. She explained that when hospitals in Australia hold fundraisers the money all goes to the medical, surgical and children’s hospitals, but none is funnelled through to the mental health side, they are the ‘poor’ cousins, so all the money raised from the charity/craft stall is given to the mental health section and is used to buy items for therapy, play,  books, etc. for the inpatients to use while in hospital. I used to be a psychiatric nurse for many years so I can understand their needs. Robyn, from Black Tulip Quilts, is the co-ordinator for this and comes to the craft group to collect all the items as they are ready.

Stephanie donated a blue and white tall ships embroidered table runner. She also started a craft group at her church that donate small and large quilted items and lots of other things, like knitted and crocheted items, on a regular basis. She also donates some items from her shop when they are sitting there for a while and they always sell fast on their stall.

Stephanie lives in Anna Bay, paradise! A part of Australia called Port Stephens in New South Wales about a 2 ½ hour drive north of Sydney on the coast. She has been quilting just over 3 years and has been a member of Quiltsy for 6 months.

To learn more about Stephanie:

www.facebook.com/StephsQuilts
https://www.pinterest.com/shateley/
http://stephsquilts.blogspot.com.au/

Written by Pat Young of PatsPassionQuilteds, Quiltsy Team member since May 2011

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