Hand-Sewn Community Quilt

Saturday 28th March 2026 2:00pm

Location: St Mary’s Church, Nettlestead, SUFFOLK, IP8 4QS

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The Raffle Draw takes place at St Mary’s Church, Nettlestead, IP8 4QS at 2pm on Saturday 28th March 2026. Music and light refreshments will be provided to celebrate. 
Created by local ladies from Nettlestead, Somersham, Willisham, Offton and Battisford. Fourteen ladies offered Pam Shephard their support and they met up weekly across an 18-month period. The ladies all had sewing and craft skills, and helped create 1,575 paper and fabric hexagons, which were delicately sewn together to form a stunning and colourful kingsize bed quilt. Pam says, “I was so delighted with the support from local ladies who offered their time to help create the quilt, which has now been finished.”  This was a chance to win a wonderful heirloom quilt, a labour of love!

The Raffle Draw takes place at St Mary’s Church, Nettlestead, IP8 4QS at 2pm on Saturday 28th March 2026. Music and light refreshments will be provided to celebrate. 

The idea of creating a hand-sewn community quilt - to raise funds for one of our local churches, St. Mary’s Nettlestead in Mid-Suffolk - was instigated in October 2024 by Pamela Shephard. Pam is a local artist and very keen gardener, and she designed the pattern of the quilt. It was a highly labour-intensive project, as every stitch was crucial to the design - all the ladies enjoyed meeting up weekly at Pam’s house and also worked at home.

The East Anglian Daily Times published a feature on the Community Quilt Project - https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/25784985.community-backing-nettlestead-church-quilt-raffle/

A wonderful heirloom quilt, a labour of love! The DEADLINE FOR BUYING TICKETS was Wednesday 18th March. The Raffle tickets sold well - and were available from Somersham & District Community Shop, The Limburners Pub, Offton or Pam at p.m.shephard@icloud.com - £2 per ticket. 

The Raffle Draw takes place at St Mary’s Church, Nettlestead, IP8 4QS at 2pm on Saturday 28th March 2026. Music and light refreshments will be provided to celebrate. 

Thank you!

 

The Result of the Raffle Draw will be announced in The Link Newsletter.

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