The Monday Night Quilters have spent hours with needle and thread creating more than 40 quilts to distribute to the city's newcomers.
Quilt-maker Margaret O'Cain said most refugees would come to Dunedin without something that they owned, so the group set out to change that.
‘‘They are coming here and they have got nothing, so it would be nice to give them something,'' Mrs O'Cain said.
‘‘We are giving them to the Red Cross and they will be distributing them as they see fit.''
The Monday Night Quilters were joined in the cause by another quilting group, the Quilters and Patchworkers of Otago, and had spent most Monday nights since Christmas sewing, Mrs O'Cain said.
Anywhere from 10 to 20 members participated.
It took between one day and two weeks to create a quilt, depending on its complexity, Mrs O'Cain said.
Most of the fabric used was surplus and some was given to them but the group had spent more than $1000 on materials.
The quilts ranged in size and colour and would be suitable for children and adults.
Quilt-maker Irene Murphy said the group had made quilts for other organisations in the past.
‘‘Last year, we made quilts and gave them to Catholic Social Services,'' she said.
Ms Murphy said the group had a lot of fun together and they hoped to continue with quilt making for refugees.
Each quilt was labelled: ‘‘Welcome to Dunedin. Made by Monday Night Quilters 2016.''
A group of 45 refugees destined for Dunedin are in Auckland on a resettlement programme and are scheduled to be in Dunedin after April 22.
