Colourful quilts assure winter warmth for Hospice patients

Patients at Garden House Hospice in Letchworth Garden City can look forward to a cosier winter following the presentation of eight colourful patchwork quilts by Letchworth Howard Rotary Club member Mary Rawlins.

The quilts – two with special Christmassy designs – are designed to keep legs or shoulders warm and comfortable when patients are, for example, sitting up enjoying a meal or relaxing with a book or magazine.

Mary, pictured (right) with Helen Clark, Garden House’s head of operations, with one of her beautiful creations, is a highly accomplished quilt maker.

Used on patients’ beds, the quilts will also bring a splash of added colour into the Hospice and help make rooms look nice and homely after some curtaining and carpeting had to be replaced by hard floors and blinds to meet health requirements.

David Walker
Letchworth Howard Rotary
6th December 2017