Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: WELCOME TO THE 2013 AIREDALE QUILT BLOG

WELCOME TO THE 2013 AIREDALE QUILT BLOG

INTRODUCING
THE 2013 AIREDALE RESCUE QUILT

AIREDALES AROUND TOWN

Welcome to the 2013 Airedale Rescue Quilt Blog!

The yearly Airedale Quilt is a MAJOR fundraiser that supports National Airedale Rescue, so I hope you will read daily and through your donations ($5 donation entitles you to 1 Quilt ticket, $25 donation entitles you to 5 Quilt tickets and 1 Bonus quilt ticket) accumulate lots and lots of tickets towards the opportunity to win this year’s BEAUTIFUL, museum-quality quilt titled “Airedales Around Town”. The more you donate, the more chances to win the main quilt or one of the 4 bonus quilts/wall hangings. The Airedale Quilting Bee had a lot of fun making this year’s quilt.

There is even a hidden message somewhere around the quilt. Look very closely and see if you can find it!

Besides this year's main quilt, there are also 4 bonus quilts being offered - a Redwork lap-size quilt by Carolyn Finlayson and Sharon DeBoer; "Airedale in Texas Bluebonnets" by Joyce Miller; "Andy in the Berry Patch" by Susann Trandem; and last but not least, "Bitches in Season", a 4-block wall hanging designed by Christie Williams and made by me, Candy Kramlich.

I’ll be showcasing each of the 4 Bonus Quilts, all of the blocks (starting at the Top and going clockwise around the quilt) and alternate with heartwarming Airedale Rescue stories each week and from time to time there will be incentive prizes so you’ll want to check every day to make sure you don’t miss an opportunity to win one of those! You can find the information to donate and get your tickets at the Paypal link on the sidebar of this blog and there is also a link for the snail mail form and address.

Please help us reach our goal this year. Last year the 2012 Airedale Rescue Quilt made approx. $20,000. I hope we can reach that amount this year. Please send the link for this blog to your Facebook page if you have one and share with others to spread the word.

Fo the next 2 months, my assistant blogger, Pinky, and I will be writing every day or so either about a featured block of the day or an Airedale Rescue story. This is my maiden voyage into the land of blogging so I’ll appreciate reading your comments. Please be kind. I wish Pinky was more technologically proficient than I am, but alas she prefers the supervisory or snooze-ervisory role in this whole process. I do all the work, she checks on me every so often…looking at me as if to say “are you done yet, can we go to sleep now? It’s 1 AM for heaven’s sake!”

Snooze-ervisor Pinky

(Candy says: I honestly don’t know how “Kitty” landed on Pinky’s head!”)

10 comments :

DukeAugust 1, 2013 at 2:00 AM
Oh no! This is going to be a long couple of months for you, Pinky! You were smart to put kitty on your head and block out the light!
The quilt is absolutely stunning as usual! We can't decide which is our favorite block! They all are!

Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
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UnknownAugust 1, 2013 at 5:49 AM
The quilt is beautiful. I am looking forward to updates from Pinky and of course Candy. Thank you for all you do for rescue!
Virginia
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SidneyAugust 1, 2013 at 6:24 AM
Fantastic!! The Bees have come up with another masterpiece. Love the blog, Candy. I look forward to more updates.
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lAugust 1, 2013 at 7:49 AM
another awesome quilt! and a great blog--I love the blog to follow along. I'll be making my donations soon! Great work everyone!
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WyattAugust 1, 2013 at 6:19 PM
It's adorable...we love it. A real work of art featuring our favorite subjects!

Wyatt, Stanzie and family
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AnonymousAugust 2, 2013 at 2:49 PM
I love the photo of Pinky :-). Airedales sleep in such odd positions.
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LivAugust 2, 2013 at 4:45 PM
Nicole and I found the hidden message! Looking forward to the updates, hope we win this year.
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Sally Ann and AndyAugust 2, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Oh wow, Mommy has been looking for a quilt for the big bed. Your quilt is very pretty. Mommy can't seem to find a nice one.
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UnknownAugust 4, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Found the message but only with my husbands help because he see's all things where I miss much. Love the message and it's true in all walks of life.
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Molly's Serenity House QuiltingAugust 12, 2013 at 8:54 AM
I too am a quilter and would love to become involved in the making/quilting of one of your quilts. Your work is amazing.
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Why the Last Quilt?

For the last few years, it has become increasingly harder to find volunteers to run/manage the Bee. The steering committee has done all it can, but is retiring. We want to be very clear, it is not a financial issue for the volunteers of the Bee, it is a lack of dependable people stepping up to manage and participate in the behind-the-scenes running of the fundraiser. Currently, there are NO plans to continue any managerial portion of the Bee or to create additional quilts.

The steering committee has taken on all the managerial aspects of what is literally running a small business. Each and every one of us has devoted endless hours and money to making this a successful fundraiser for NAR. Running the Bee consists of many tasks and this is by no means a complete list: finding artists, finding block makers, finding quilters, deciding on themes, preparing block packets, coordinating timelines, finding a professional photographer, securing ticket printing/ purchasing, obtaining raffle license, selling tickets (donations), having a presence at MCKC, having a blog and/or website to promote the quilt, obtaining rescue stories and photos for marketing, acquiring donations for prizes, and ‘nagging’ members to complete their jobs in a timely fashion. Many times the steering committee has had to step in and do a job at the last minute because of the lack of volunteers or follow-through.

It has been a great 17 year run for the Quilting Bee, as the largest fundraiser for NAR. We know many Airedales have been supported through this effort.

Incentive Winners

"Aire Leaps Through the Seasons" - Charles Jones, III - GA
"Table Runn-Aire" - Helena Epstein, NY
"Dive Bombing Swallows" - Lynn Mathers, WA
"Straw Hat Girl" - Cathy Gaidos, KS
"Leap Y'Aire" - Donna Cardamone, OH
#9-5 Martha Calligan, OH
#9-4 Barbara Bonfield, CA
#9-3 Judith Luckett, TX
#9-2 Lisa Panno
#9-1 Ann Cosgrove, VA
$25,000 Milestone - Patty Eisenbraun, MI
$20,000 Milestone - Judy Luckett, TX
#8-5 Sharon Rafferty, CO
#8-4 Cindy Trimble, FL
#8-3 Caroline Thibodeau, CA
#8-2 Heidi Klaus, Freehold, NJ
#8-1 Nancie Secher, CA
#7-5 Dean Incopero, IL
#7-4 Sandra Swanson, NY
#7-3 Virginia Slowik, NY
#7-2 Barbara Morrison, WV
#7-1 Katherine Appleton, PA
$16,000 Milestone - Dina Rabanal, NM
#6-5 Lisa Hedman, WA
#6-4 Marcia L. Smith, NY
#6-3 Nancy Wagner-Hislip, NJ
#6-2 Linda McVey, British Columbia
#6-1 Donna Couch Jones, AZ
#5-5 Nancy Tripp - MA
#5-4 Denise Seis, IN
#5-3 George Core - AZ
#5-2 Patty Eisenbraun, MI
#5-1 Elisa Burnsed, GA
#4-4 Christine Votel Sheffer, NY
#4-3 Wendy Hodgson, Australia
#4-2 Pam Vandergrift
#4-1 Susan Winnett, Australia
$10,000 Milestone - Paul Pistell, MD
#3-4 New England Airedale Rescue, CT
#3-3 Ginger Robinson, VA
#3-2 Jean Naragdao, OR
#3-1 New England Airedale Rescue, CT
#2-4 Nora Davidson, TX
#2-3 Pat Bently, AZ
#2-2 Robert Haney, NJ
#2-1 Frances Murphy, AZ
$5,000 Milestone - Ruth Ellen Hill, TX
#1-4 Barbara Bonfield, CA
#1-3 Debbie Butler, KS
#1-2 Carole Evans, IN
#1-1 Leah Bokovitz, OH

Explaining the National Airedale Quilting Bee

Every year since 1999, a group of dedicated quilters and Airedale lovers has gathered in cyberspace to create a very down-to-Earth work of art as a fundraiser for National Airedale Rescue (NAR), the 501c3 corporation which is the Official Treasury of the Airedale Terrier Club of America Rescue & Adoption (ATCA R/A) Committee. Almost all of the materials and every one of the hundreds of hours of labor are volunteered, so that the proceeds of the fundraiser go 100% to NAR.

The donations are in increments and each donation you make (online or by check) will make you eligible for the main quilt and/or one of four bonus wall hangings. The donation structure is set up as follows: for each $5 donation you make, you will receive one entry for the main quilt; for each $25 donation increment you make, you will receive 5 entries for the main quilt and 1 bonus wall hanging entry. For example, if you donate $50, you receive 10 main quilt entries and 2 bonus entries, and so on.