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Sew squares on Sunday for a Coquitlam heritage quilt

New quilt to complement Coquitlam Heritage Society exhibits
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Jennie Johnston, program manager for the Coquitlam Heritage Society, with squares.

Over the past year, dozens of people of all ages have had a hand in the Quilt Project.

The cover for the twin-sized blanket started with the Coquitlam Heritage Society’s Heirlooms and Treasures exhibit at Mackin House.

And during the course of the project, it often employed a 1920s motorized Singer sewing machine — donated by the Ghuman family, which had ties to the Fraser Mills sawmill — for visitors to try joining two 2x2-inch squares.

Adults in an ESL class gave it a go, as did others in quilting bees organized at Mackin House, Place Maillardville and during the Canada Day festivities at Town Centre Park.

Sunday will be the last chance for the public to make its mark on the community quilt.

Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., a volunteer and society staffer will be at the Coquitlam Farmers Market (in the parking lot of Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave.) to help guide shoppers with the sewing needle to create patch blocks.

Afterwards, society program manager Jennie Johnston will finish up the loose ends before the quilt is unveiled Sept. 21 at the annual open house at Mackin House — a bridge between the society’s two exhibits.

Its next show, The Home Front: World War II, which demonstrates the impact of war on Coquitlam residents and businesses and includes a 1940s quilt used as a fundraiser, runs from Sept. 10 to June 6, 2020.

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