Dazzling array of quilts greets attendees at Denmark Crafty Quilters’ exhibition

An Aladdin’s cave of colourful quilts met guests attending the Denmark Crafty Quilters’ exhibition last week. The exhibition is staged once every three years as a celebration of the quilting club’s work. The Crafty Quilters have been operating in Denmark since 1993, meeting every Thursday from 10am at the Denmark Surf Club. At the exhibition’s launch, which was held last Thursday at the Denmark Council Chambers, guests admired the exhibits — some of which had taken more than a year to make. One had taken almost 30 years to finish. Bev Seeney joined the quilting club in its inaugural year in 1993. While she has worked on many quilts over the years, there’s one she began 28 years ago but didn’t quite finish — until now. “It’s the first quilt that I did when I first joined the quilting club ... so it’s been in progress the whole time the quilting club’s been up and running,” she said. “When I laid the quilt out on the table after all that time, everyone was so helpful in giving me suggestions and encouraging me all the way. I think it’s just wonderful, it’s a great achievement that I’ve actually finished it. “It’s a very supportive, very welcoming club, and people want to come along and be a part of that.” The exhibition attracted guests from Perth, Albany and across the South West.