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Quilted Messages

Changi Quilt Block

Messages from Singapore War Camps

2022-01-19
By: MPS Admin
On: January 19, 2022
In: Articles

This article was sent to me late last year by Linda G.  It is an interesting story of the ingenuity of some of the women who were interred in prison camps in Singapore during World War II.  And another story of quilts serving a utilitarian purpose–just not the one we usually think of.  Click on the button below to read the article.  (You can click on the image to the left to see a larger view) There is also a short, 3-minute video on YouTube narrated by a woman who was interred in the Changi prison as a young girl.  She is standing in frontRead More →

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