Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: EARLY 'DALE DRAWING NO. 16

~~EARLY ‘DALE DRAWING NO. 16 BEGINS TODAY!~~

~~THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE PRIZES.~~

~~Anyone who makes a donation between Thursday, September 25th at 12:01 AM PST and Saturday, September 27th at 8 EDT is eligible to participate in this drawing.~~

NO. 16A - “A IS FOR AIREDALE” PILLOW OR WALL HANGING
WINNER: DELIA HARDIE, NEW ORLEANS, WA
Made and donated by Jeanne Esmond

"A is for Airedale" 14 in. x 14 in. pillow or wall hanging made by Quilting Bee member and prolific and wonderful quilter, Jeanne Esmond. The lucky winner will have their choice of a red, blue, green or yellow color scheme as shown by the sample photos above.

NO. 16B - SIT UP AIREDALE
WINNER: TARRY FARIES, MCLEAN, VA

Made and donated by Linda Hobbet

Right Side View

Left Side View

Linda Hobbet sculpted this engaging Airedale. Linda writes:

"Of the four Airedales who have shared my life, two of them couldn't get the hang of sitting up no matter how I tried to teach them, while two of them did it without being taught. When Punch was a puppy he sat up even before he learned to do a normal sit. In fact, his brothers and sisters all did the same thing. It took some effort to teach him to put his front feet on the floor! Do you think dogs know how cute it is?"

Linda's Punch

This stoneware ceramic was inspired by Punch. He sits almost 7" tall, begging you to make a donation to Airedale Rescue and give him a new home.

NO. 16C - FRAMED AIREDALE WATERCOLOR
WINNER: KARLA RICHARDSON, KIRKLAND, WA
Donated by Maryellen Estes

Closeup

An original watercolor by Canadian artist Catherine McMillan. It measures 6 x 7 inches and is in a bamboo frame. The frame size is 12 x 12 inches.

Maryellen Estes wrote: "I live in Michigan and have a 5-year old Airedale named Rufus Alexander. He is my 7th Airedale. Rufus goes to Lil Nell’s Doggie Daycare in Walled Lake 2 or 3 days a week to burn off some energy while I’m at work. He regularly steals the staff’s lunches as he figures out how to open any doors or gates that they put in place. His arrival is announced by “Rufus is in the house!” and they immediately go into lockdown mode to secure all doors and food. Still, he is one of their favorites and he loves to go there."

~~REMEMBER THERE ARE JUST 3 MORE DAYS LEFT FOR ONLINE TICKET DONATIONS. ONLINE TICKET DONATIONS ENDS ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 27TH.~~ AFTER SATURDAY, YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO GET YOUR QUILT TICKETS AT MONTGOMERY, EITHER ON THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 2ND, AT THE HOSPITALITY ROOM OR ON SUNDAY, OCT. 5TH, AT THE QUILT DISPLAY TENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIREDALE RING.

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.

3 comments :

Molly the AiredaleSeptember 25, 2014 at 2:12 AM
WOW - fabulous incentive prizes! You're amazing artists! Thank you so much!
UnknownSeptember 25, 2014 at 5:39 AM
As we wind down with the online sales, I would again like to thank Candy for her amazing job on the blog. I how hard you work at pulling everything together from getting the stories and the pictures and working with me for the incentives. I have been honored to work with you for this year and you are such a gem for Rescue and the Quilting Bee. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job. You pull everything together like the quilt itself. Another job well done by you and the entire talented group of this years quilt.