WooHOOOO!! After many months working on the Bonkers Quilt itself, and many weeks working on the Bonkers Website with my amazing son Tom (Web Wizard), it's now ready to share with the world and I'm SO excited to show you what we've made! :D
Here's a picture of the finished quilt - Tom stitched this picture together from over 100 close-up photos.
Altogether, 400 - 500 separate pieces were stitched together to make one gloriously chaotic and colourful community quilt. Over 100 makers from 10 different countries joined in with this heartwarming community project and I just couldn't be more proud of us!
Follow this link to go straight to the Bonkers Website, where you can get a close-up look at all the fabulous details. Click or tap on "Explore" to go to a full-size image, zoom in, and click on individual pieces to see who made them and other details.
Go to the Contributors tab to see a list of all the makers and click on them to go to see the pieces they made on the quilt. There's also an Events tab, to find out where you can see the quilt in person, and later details about the charity auction. In the Blog section, I've told the story of the quilt in a journal format, with links to videos for more details.
The proceeds from the sale of the quilt will be going to MSF, we're also considering organising some merch featuring images of the quilt, to raise more money for the charity as well as to give more people a chance to own a keepsake of this amazing community project. Watch out for updates. If anyone reading this can help in any way with publicity, please get in touch - you'll find contact details and a press section at the bottom of the website.
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