Throughout the fall and winter months quilters in the area gather at the Yorkton branch of the Western Development Museum to create with cloth.
The York Colony Quilters Guild Inc. do more than make quilts, said group chair Maryann Zuk, who said the group makes shawls, toiletry bags and placemats, all of them often made to donate.
“We do charity quilts for various organizations,” said Zuk, who explained the groups they donate too usually raffle the quilts, or use them in silent auctions as a way to raise dollars.
“The quilts are a group effort,” she added, noting they regularly donated to the Health Foundation Gala, as well as having shared quilts with Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon, and local Victim Services.
The group also regularly makes a quilt for the annual Yorkton Threshermen’s Show.
And from there the donations broadened for the 30-member quilter guild to include shawls donated to nursing homes for residents, and toiletry bags filled with useful items donated to Shelwin House.
The Guild meets September to mid-May Wednesdays from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
