Quilts Raffle
The raffle opens through Rally Up on January 23, 2025, and the drawing will be on March 9, 2025. Click here for Rally Up
Details
- Tickets will be $10.00 for 10 tickets, $25.00 for 30 tickets, $50.00 for 75 tickets or $100.00 for 200 tickets.
- If you add an extra $2.00 bonus to help pay for the Rally expense, you will receive 5 extra tickets.
- Recycled Hearts are folks that find a way to reuse materials, etc. They share items and all items are donated where there is a need. They usually use a table cloth or sheet for their backings, sometimes a curtain. It is a loose organization without an email or website.
Epiphany Quilts and Fibers Raffle
One quilt is 65” x 88, full/ queen. It has not had its wash yet. That is a special way of doing it bathtub then rinses and hanging out to dry. It is from recycled hearts.
Next is an unfinished vintage quilt top with a double wedding ring pattern from about 1900-1920.
A 1980 rolling fence quilt is partially completed. It includes the pattern and all materials, even thread. It comes from a family estate. The quilt booklet cost $1.29 from a store called the Busy Bobbin.
An Americana tied quilt was made in Fort Dodge Iowa by group that recycles material They make them for donation to the homeless shelter. You can see the backing is pieced as well. The quilt is 58×80.
Two quilts are from quilt “hunters” who are Mennonite Lutheran and Episcopal people who assist in making or finding quilts for the nonprofits that they assist.
This morning quilt was obtained in central Illinois. It was made circa 1970 to 1990. It is unusual with rectangular blocks with machine appliqués. We do know it was to represent native circles with feathers.
This quilt has long arm stitches of hearts. It is 102 x 86.
Maryfran met the quilters’ guild of Southwest Chicago suburbs. They gave her a new Holly Hobbie child’s tied quilt made with vintage material.
“I honestly can say the intricate work that goes into a quilt is amazing. I took to sewing the border on a quilt. It took me two hours to get one side done. Others there did piecing etc. If I go again, I’m going to ask to be the ironing or cutter person. I’m glad that the altar guild had prepped me to do the stitch. But this isn’t a hobby that I’m going to start.”
A package from somewhere in NYC came with a printed note that said, “I can’t quilt but here is a crocheted afghan.” The size is 42 inches by 72 inches long.
