
P.A. sewing group donates quilts to women’s shelter
In Prince Albert a group of women have come up with a hands-on way of tackling violence against women by making and donating quilts to the city’s Safe Shelter for Women and Our House, the YWCA shelter for women and men.
Margaret Ferguson and her sewing group have been making the quilts for five years. Since starting in 2012, Ferguson and a dozen like-minded women have donated more than 200 quilts for women in need, averaging 50 each year.
Ferguson said the quilts are her way of giving back. Working on the quilts, she said, allows her to reflect on the needs of those less fortunate.
“It’s more than just a hobby,” Ferguson said. “Personally I find it almost a spiritual time. This is something I’m supposed to do.”