Connecting Threads

07/27/2024

07/26/2024

06/06/2024

We've posted another collection of stories on our website. That's right, we still have stories coming in and you can still submit your own to be part of the project!

Please have a read of these three newly posted stories. Each one is uniquely brave and still all very relatable. It's truly an honour to share them and we hope you take the time to read them. https://connectingthreadsquilt.com/stories/

05/12/2024

05/12/2024

This is so incredibly beautiful 💙💚

After her own birth trauma, Carole Rankin was inspired to compile personal stories and bits of meaningful fabric to create a community quilt that brings awareness to perinatal mental health

The hobby sewer came up with a plan: she’d collect stories and bits of fabric to build a community quilt to create a safe space for women to share their perinatal mental health stories.

Each piece of fabric has its own story — colourful arm splints used by siblings who both needed surgery as infants; the shoulder and breast portion of a brown dress, torn from little hands grabbing at the breast; a bib of an infant who died nearly 20 years ago; a preemie-sized sleeper worn by a baby conceived using in vitro fertilization.

In April, Rankin revealed the finished quilt and her experience to a room of health-care professionals at the IWK Health Centre’s Birth Con event in Halifax, a conference with an aim to improve physical and psychological birth outcomes.

The community quilt doesn’t yet have a permanent home, but Rankin hopes it will eventually be on display for all to see. She hopes the quilt, and all the stories it represents, helps raise awareness about perinatal mental health so that experiences around births are talked about, validated and understood.

04/04/2024

Exciting news! We're thrilled to share that author and pediatric nurse, Joanne Gallant, will be joining us for a special reading of her submission to the Connecting Threads project for our event this Friday at Patch Halifax. We're truly honored to have her with us! Don't miss out on this inspiring event. You can read her story in advance here: https://connectingthreadsquilt.com/2024/01/17/maybe-love-is-the-answer-to-everything-that-hurts/

03/31/2024

Exciting news! This week is packed for us, and we're thrilled to announce another Instagram Live session with Abigail! This time, our topic is language. We'll delve into how a phrase related to the perinatal period can provide comfort to one person while causing hurt to another. As always, feel free to send us any questions you'd like us to address in advance, or better yet, join us Live and ask them in real-time! We can't wait to see you there!

03/29/2024

We're having another event, and you're invited! Bring your own project and settle in for a cozy evening of crafting and community.

We'll be doing readings of three selected stories, followed by deep dive discussions. Get ready to share your insights, perspectives, and reflections as we explore these brave and poignant submissions together.

📅 Save the date: Friday, April 5
⏰ Time: Drop by anytime between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Patch Halifax

03/11/2024

We've posted another collection of stories on our website. Each one uniquely brave and still all very relatable. It's truly an honour to share them and we hope you take the time to read them. https://connectingthreadsquilt.com/stories/

02/28/2024

Mark your calendars, we're doing another Instagram Live this Sunday at noon, AST with Stephanie Domet and Carole Rankin! Why? Well, we simply love hanging out with you and chatting about the project and all things perinatal mental health. So please join us! Have a question or topic you'd like us to discuss? Drop it in the comments or send us a message.