Whakapapa Quilts

We were honoured to host Maungarongo TeKawa (Ron) at Stitch-O-Mat during June for a workshop where we created whakapapa quilts.  Ron was in Christchurch to receive his ACE award for his contribution to adult education with the whakapapa and healing quilts.  Paula Rigby organised 18 wonderful people who over the course of two intensive weekend sessions, gathered to work with the aid of Ron and his expertise. The workshop was incredibly rewarding where skills were gained that may not have been present before, and time was given to pause and reflect throughout the process.