Airedale Rescue Quilting Bee: October 2014

COMMENTS FROM "HARMONY IN RED" WINNER

Just sharing what Lesli Weber emailed back to Lydia Ross when Lydia notified her that she was the winner of Harmony in Red.

We have one rescue at this time. His name is Gizmo and he's 9. I believe we are his 4th home. He has some issues so we joke about which personality he may wake up with---so it's as if we have multiples.

We volunteer with ATRA. Have done so for. Oh... I think 17 years? Time flies.

We are active with our annual Wisconsin fundraiser event. John is the auctioneer any my job is to help donate, set up and spend money. We also seek to help with transport and foster when we can.

We have your organization join us with a display and raffle tickets. And I'm tickled I won.

"Harmony in Red"

FINAL QUILT RAFFLE TALLY!

I'm very pleased and happy to report that after receiving the quilt ticket updates from Lori Taylor for Hospitality and Sunday's show, this year's quilt fundraiser raised $16,646 for National Airedale Rescue!

Thank you to everyone who helped with this year's quilt fundraiser. What a great job! The rescued Airedales to come will be the biggest winners.

A huge thank you to Lori Taylor and Cindy Johnstonbaugh for setting up and manning the quilt displays at both the Hospitality Room on Thursday and the show site yesterday. That was a HUGE amount of work and brought in $2,385 more to add to the online ticket donations total.

ANNOUNCING THE QUILT AND BONUS WINNERS!!

The lucky winner of today's drawing for "HATtitude" is Maxine Shear. This whimsical quilt measures approximately 65 inches by 90 inches. It is the product of Bee artists and block makers using the "hat" theme and collaborating to bring it to completion as this delightful quilt.

The winner of the bonus quilt "Harmony in Red" by Carolyn Finlayson and Sharon DeBoer is Lesli Weber. This quilt measures 52 inches by 72 inches and was a surprise addition to the bonus quilts last year. It was donated back to the Bee by last year's winner, a non-Airedale person. It was highly coveted last year when viewed at Montgomery and is a wonderful example of marrying a traditional quilting style with an Airedale theme.

The winner of the bonus wall hanging "Come Play With Me" by Linda Bell is
Lou Ann Woodall
This playful wall hanging measures 24 inches by 29 inches and features an Airedale in a favorite position - the play bow.

The winner of the bonus wall hanging, "The Mischief Makers" is Frances Murphy. This darling wall hanging was designed by Linda Hobbet and made by Marianne Perry. Three of the main quilt blocks were chosen and creatively embellished to form this wall hanging. It measures 19 inches wide by 61 inches long. We were thrilled to have Marianne Perry come back and make this darling wall hanging. It was fun to see it in person and see how innovative Marianne was in embellishing each block and bringing them to life!

The winner of this bonus wall hanging, "Saxon Among the Black Eyed Susans" is Suzanne Rodarte. It measures approximately 23 1/4 inches by 18 inches and was adapted from a photo taken by Virginia Slowik of her beloved Rescue Boy, Saxon, now at the Rainbow Bridge. So this wall hanging was made in memory of Saxon, whose adoption created a strong bond of friendship between Rescuer and Adopters.

3 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE DRAWING ON SUNDAY, OCT. 5TH!

Your last chance to get quilt tickets is Sunday, October 5th, at the Quilt Display Tent in the vicinity of the Airedale ring. Lori Taylor will have her wonderful display of the HATtitude plus the 4 bonus quilts/wall hangings. How fun to be able to see them in person. And she has made packets of cards featuring the HATtitude and individual quilt blocks for sale to benefit National Airedale Rescue. If you can't be there in person and want quilt tickets or cards, see if a friend is going to be there and will pick them up for you!

I can't wait to see the quilt(s) in person on Sunday and to buy some of Lori's cards. I still like to send handwritten notes to friends. Pinky is almost all groomed. I just have to work on her face furnishings tonight. Sheepie coats have voluminous furnishings and no matter how much you rake and pluck, it never seems to diminish!! The only thing keeping her happy on the grooming table are the little DogChewz treats I bribe her with for being such a good girl. :>)

THURSDAY EVNING AT THE HOSPITALITY ROOM OF THE HEADQUARTERS HOTEL

Here's a photo taken of Lori's quilt display at tonight's Hospitality Room. The quilts and bonus wall hangings were very well received. Ticket sales were very, very good. We surpassed our $15,000 goal tonight and who knows what Sunday's ticket sales will bring!! And Lori also has wonderful quilt cards for sale for the benefit of National Airedale Rescue. I hope she still has some left for me to buy on Sunday!!

For those of you who haven't yet gotten your quilt tickets and if you are in the vicinity on Thursday evening, October 2nd, you can meet Lori Taylor and this year's quilt display in the Hospitality Room of the Headquarters Hotel after 5 PM. She will have not only "HATitude", but the 4 Bonus quilts/wall hangings as well. How much fun to see them all in person! Pinky and I will be driving up on Saturday afternoon and manning the Cashier's station at the Rescue Booth on Sunday. Lori will be nearby in the Quilt Display tent. See you there!

"HATtitude" Front and Back

"Harmony in Red"

"Come Play With Me"

"The Mischief Makers"

"Saxon Among the Black Eyed Susans"

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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.