IT’S Threatened Species Day and a collaborative quilt featuring threatened Australian flora and fauna is being unveiled at The Link, Ginninderry, on Thursday afternoon to mark the occasion.

Well-known Canberra artist Michele England has been working with more than 30 people to create a traditional quilt with a mix of different fabrics supplied by The Green Shed and Vincent de Paul St Society of Canberra and Goulburn. The quilt mimics “cut-up” landscapes, like those, she says, that cause feeding, movement and mating issues for native animals.

Each participant has created a quilt patch, now pieced together to create a large textile piece.

England says she devised this project early this year and sought collaborators through social media and were made for 32 floral and faunal species of the ACT, about half of the locally threatened species.

Alongside the quilt, England also produced a booklet to provide an overview of the project, featuring images for each patch and the quilt as a whole and statements by each participant.

Artist-led patch workshops for the local community and nature walks will also be held this weekend

England will facilitate workshops at the The Link, Ginninderry, on September 9 and 10 – “Make a little quilt banner” for adults and the Kids Collage Workshop.

The “Threatened Species Collaborative Quilt”, at The Link, Ginninderry.