I received this amazing email from Martha Hirsch from the Tuscon Quilt Guild. I taught my workshop, Garden Medley, at her guild in September. Martha sent me some photos of her finished project. I wanted to share them with you. I really like Martha’s choice of fabrics, especially the border. And I also really loved her addition of beads.
Another part of this quilt that I really liked was how Martha outlined all of her applique with hand embroidery stitching. It created a wonderful edge along the applique shapes.
And look at this cute little ladybug. What a great addition.
But the best part of this story is what Martha is doing with her quilt. This is what Martha wrote to me.
“The quilt is completed and ready to deliver to Quilt for a Cause. I have named it “Garden Song” in honor of Judy Hines, my friend and breast cancer survivor.
Quilt for a Cause is a local Tucson charity which donates 99% of proceeds to Tucson-area organizations in support of breast and gynecological cancer research, training for service providers, and assistance for uninsured and under-insured women. Their first quilt auction was in 2003. Since then they have held a quilt auction every three years and have raised over $500,000.
Quilt for a Cause has their fourth quilt auction this spring. A silent auction begins February 2, 2013 with donated quilts hanging in the halls of Tucson Medical Center. Some of the best quilts are reserved for the live auction on March 2, 2013. That same day is the end of the silent auction. All quilts donated are appraised and have minimum bid amounts assigned based upon the quilt’s appraised value. The silent auction quilts also have “buy me now” prices assigned. Photos of some quilts are already pictured on the Quilt for a Cause website under the “quilts for sale” heading, and some have already been purchased at their “buy me now” prices.”
You can find out more about the auction by going to The Quilt for a Cause website is: http://quiltforacause.org/
Thank you Martha for sharing your quilt and story. I hope your quilt and the auction raise tons of money for the cause.
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I’ve been busy working on a new applique project so I’ve had time to listen to another good audio book.
This book had my attention from page one. Malcolm is a former attorney and currently in Frostburg prison serving a 10 year sentence for racketeering. His situation is grim. But, Malcolm knows who killed Judge Fawcett and his young secretary. He also knows what was in the empty safe. The FBI has no leads until Malcolm contacts them. Malcolm is ready to negotiate using the information he has. Nothing is as it seems and the book had some great twists. I had a hard time turning off the audio. I really wanted to keep reading to find out how it would end.
Until next week…….