Craft Haven of Berwick owners Diana Della Bosca and MariaTierney with one of the care quilts the store will sell to raise money for cancer research and the charity Very Special Kids. 25439
VOLUNTEERS at a Berwick craft shop are sewing care quilts to raise money for charity.
Craft Haven of Berwick owners Diana Della Bosca and Maria Tierney, who have been running the Adams Lane store for six years, said the volunteers each created a piece of embroidery for the quilts. “We put each piece together to form the quilt,” Ms Della Bosca said.
Every year the business rafflesoff a care quilt, with this year’s money going towards cancer researchand the charity Very Special Kids.
Ms Della Bosca said the store donated money to charities that affected women and children. “We are giving something back to the community,” she said.
Offering classes in patchwork, embroidery and bear making, the Craft Haven of Berwick attracts budding craft enthusiasts from teenagers to women in their late 80s.
For more information call the Craft Haven of Berwick on 9707 3431.
