A photograph of a quilt on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The quilt was created by members of the public who sent squares to The Breeze radio station in Auckland to be part of the 'Quilt for Christchurch'.
A photograph of an exhibition sign next to the 'Quilt for Christchurch', in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The quilt was created by members of the public who sent squares to The Breeze radio station in Auckland.
Semi-circular quilt made from cotton, silk and bandage material to commemorate the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The quilt references Christchurch landscape features, buildings and soil profiles and displays 185 sewn crosses, eight facial profiles and a Harakeke (flax).
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 28 August 2012 entitled, "A quilt for Megan...".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 10 October 2012 entitled, "A Quilt for Pippa...".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 1 June 2012 entitled, "The Annual Sister-In-Law Quilt....".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 5 January 2012 entitled, "A quilt for Jeremy and Eva".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 31 July 2012 entitled, "Planning a Road Cone Quilt....".
A photograph of a shipping container covered in a crocheted quilt, on the corner of Nayland Street and Wakefield Avenue in Sumner.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 23 April 2012 entitled, "Show and tell: Assembly Point Quilt".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 3 August 2012 entitled, "Scrap Basket Quilt Number Six".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 13 October 2012 entitled, "A zig zag quilt for a friend".
A photograph of a shipping container covered in a crocheted quilt, outside The Marine Bar and Backpackers on the corner of Nayland Street and Wakefield Avenue in Sumner.
A patchwork quilt suspended from the railings of a broken wall on the corner of Dublin and Winchester Street in Lyttelton. "Lyttelton, don't let the blues get you" has been stitched into the quilt, which is covered in snow.
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
Sally Roome talking to members of the Sumner community outside the UC QuakeBox container in Sumner. Above, the damaged cliffs can be seen with a house at the edge on a lean. To the left, shipping containers line the street. One has been placed on the footpath next to where the UC QuakeBox is sitting and covered with a patchwork quilt.