Donagh Booth, of Age Concern Southland, said the quilts were invaluable to the organisation, and to those who received them.
"This is part of making them feel at home. I’ve got a man tomorrow that’s in a really difficult situation, he’s been left with very little so he’ll be getting a quilt."
She said the quilts went to different people for different reasons.
"Sometimes [they go to] private homes, but they have also gone to hospitals ... a man was in ICU, he got a quilt. Sometimes people go into rest-homes and they have nothing."
This is a yearly event for the patchwork group and Ms Booth said all quilts from last year had found a home.
"I think of a gentleman last year in Gore and he just cried. It was Christmas time, not a happy time for him and he got a beautiful quilt."
She also recalled a 90-year-old woman with dementia, living at home with her husband, who received a quilt.
"She was a quilter, if you could have seen her with this quilt, she couldn’t do a lot but she was sitting there looking at all the colours and the stitching, absolutely loved it."
Otautau Patchwork Group secretary Margaret Mattsen said was also a great opportunity for her group to meet and socialise.
"Coming together, doing an activity, having a laugh, having a cup of tea ... everybody’s got so many experiences, it doesn’t matter what your issue is, someone else has been there."
