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Colours blaze for quilt show

04/11/2013

Lyn Spencer with quilts made by the group.108518_02 Picture: ROB CAREW

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Lyn Spencer’s busy needle is creating a lot of good.
Not only is she sending her quilts to the world’s disaster zones but she has mentored an eight-year-old protege to produce an exquisite quilt for the Dandenong Show.
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