October 26, 2019

Ugly Quilt Weekend

People gathered to make bed rolls during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau. Kathy Berkbigler, volunteer coordinator for the Ugly Quilt program, said event participants were making bed rolls for the homeless. “They can crawl into it and stay warm,” she said.

Pat Edwards of Cape Girardeau rolls up a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau. 

Mary Grojean of Kelso, Missouri, works with material during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

Sandra Cryts of Oak Ridge, Missouri, works on a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

Bernice Baldwin of Jackson, left, and Jane Weaver of Cape Girardeau work on a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

Norma Parker of Cape Girardeau, left, and Polly Mungle work on a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

Norma Parker of Cape Girardeau works on a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

Pat Edwards of Cape Girardeau rolls up a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

Miraculous Medals from the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, Missouri, are seen during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau. Event participant Pat Edwards of Cape Girardeau said a medal is attached to each bed roll.

Jane Weaver of Cape Girardeau, left, and Bernice Baldwin of Jackson work with material for a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

Julie Tucker, in blue, and Lillian Seese work on a bed roll during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau.

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People gathered to make bed rolls during an Ugly Quilt Weekend event Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish's De Paul Center in Cape Girardeau. Kathy Berkbigler, volunteer coordinator for the Ugly Quilt program, said event participants were making bed rolls for the homeless. “They can crawl into it and stay warm,” she said.

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