Two stunning quilted wall hangings honouring Vietnam veterans will be unveiled this Easter Saturday in Jamberoo, just before the town’s heartfelt Anzac Day commemoration.

The panels were first discovered in Broken Hill by Barbara Adams, who immediately saw their power.

She brought them home with the hope they would find the right hands, and they did.

Lesley East showed the panels at a U3A Textiles in Art session in Kiama, where Theresa MacPherson one of the members offered to ask her local quilting group in Kiama if they might be interested.

Two generous women Annette Hoskins and Robyn Thomson from the Kiama Quilters stepped forward, each taking on one of the panels and transforming them into artworks stitched with care, memory and immense skill.

Lesley East from Jamberoo Red Cross hanging the quilt artworks created by Annette Hoskins and Robyn Thomson from Kiama Quilters

The result is a breathtaking tribute to those who served, just in time for Anzac Day.

The quilts feature stirring imagery of silhouetted soldiers, blazing skies, blooming poppies and references to the Vietnam War.

Lesley East with a job well done - ask a busy woman

With help from the community the quilts will be permanently displayed in Jamberoo RSL Hall.

Everyone is welcome to attend Saturday’s service, which includes a short march down the street before a reflective gathering at the hall.

Afterwards, community members are invited back for tea, Anzac biscuits and a chance to admire the new memorial quilts.