Alzheimer Scotland’s "Yes we can – together" project

Quilter in Residence at Alzheimer Scotland

Ann is currently Quilter in Residence at Alzheimer Scotland.   During the past two years she has been working in partnership with Alzheimer Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway), Dumfries Hospitals, and Hampden Park Football Group.   The project involves Ann working with people with dementia, their families and staff at the various care homes, hospitals and groups.  65 quilts, depicting their memories are now on display at Hampden Park Football Stadium Museum in Glasgow.  The quilts tell the wonderful stories of those with Alzheimers and their foremost memories.

Celebrating World Alzheimer Day

The project is collaboration between DGRI’s Specialist Palliative Care Unit, Alzheimer Scotland, and Ann Hill - Quilter in Residence at the Dumfries Hospitals.  See more information here.

Scottish Quilting Patterns

Ann is currently designing 12 Scottish quilting patterns which will be available later in 2011. All monies raised from these patterns will go to Alzheimer Scotland to help raise funds.

Hampden Park Quilt Project 2013

How would you like to be part of a huge worldwide project for quilters? Ann’s latest project calls for quilts to be donated to the Hampden Park Quilt Project, taking place around May 2013.

5,000 quilts of 40” square (or close) are needed to cover Scotland’s international football pitch at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Aerial photographs will be taken and sold. The quilts will be auctioned off and those left will be adopted by care homes throughout Scotland. The aim of the project is to raise awareness of dementia and how it affect not only the person affected but their families and friends.

Any design of quilt will do but if you are having trouble deciding then FREE downloadable quilt patterns will appear regularly on the following websites:

www.annhillquilter.co.uk
www.alzscot.org
www.hampdenpark.co.uk

Quilts can be sent to the following:

• Ann Hill Quilter, Mouswald House, Mouswald, Dumfries, DG1 4LT, Scotland
• UK Alzheimer Scotland, 22 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7RN
• Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9BA

Your quilts will be greatly appreciated.