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DIGNITY quilts made by Bendigo and District Quilters have been donated to Bendigo Health’s Joan Pinder and Stella Anderson Nursing Homes as a way for residents to leave their home, for the last time, wrapped in love.<\/p>\n

Dignity quilts are used in places like nursing homes to cover a stretcher when someone who has died leaves the facility.<\/p>\n

“We had always talked about getting what we call dignity quilts,” said Joanne Wood, clinical nurse consultant.<\/p>\n

“When sending off the resident into the care of the undertaker it shows that they’ve been identified and cared for.<\/p>\n

“They are wrapped in love as they leave the facility.”<\/p>\n

Each quilt is about 70 by 100 centimetre and took weeks to create.<\/p>\n

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Important patchwork: Bendigo and District Quilters have donated dignity quilts to Bendigo Health’s Joan Pinder and Stella Anderson Nursing Homes. Photos: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“These people have gone to this effort and time to make these beautiful quilts and these people are now wrapped in love,” said Ms Wood.<\/p>\n

“We just want to give them a big thank you, the residents are still talking about it today.”<\/p>\n

Alongside the dignity quilts, Bendigo and District Quilters have created 64 bed quilts for residents which they can place on their beds.<\/p>\n

“The quilters get so much joy out of it as they know they are going to a good home,” said Cheryl Gater, Bendigo and District Quilters member.<\/p>\n

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Alongside the dignity quilts, Bendigo and District Quilters have created bed quilts for residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“Members get so much enjoyment out of making a quilt that they know is going to be loved by the residents.<\/p>\n

“We get a lot of pleasure of it; it makes what we do worthwhile.”<\/p>\n

Stella Anderson Nursing Home resident, Joan, brought up her family on a farm in Mia Mia, and would sew clothes for her six children.<\/p>\n

“Members of the community making quits for those who no longer can, we appreciate it,” she said.<\/p>\n

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“It is just so lovely to get a lovely quilt from someone who has made it with love, I will use mine every night.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DIGNITY quilts made by Bendigo and District Quilters have been donated to Bendigo Health’s Joan Pinder and Stella Anderson Nursing Homes as a way for residents to leave their home, for the last time, wrapped in love. Dignity quilts are used in places like nursing homes to cover a stretcher when someone who has died […]<\/p>\n

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