Barbara Edwards, a quiltmaker from Seeley Lake, Montana, has graciously offered to make another gorgeous quilt for us and raffle it off, with 100% of the proceeds going to the animals at the ranch. This will be the third quilt raffle Barbara has done for the sanctuary, and this year's quilt is just stunning. Barbara and her husband Scott came by today to show us her beautiful handiwork. I took the photo of Barbara and Scott with Alayne in our welcome center this afternoon. (Alayne did not miraculously grow another foot in height but is standing on a chair.)
What you see in the photo is only half the quilt ... it was too big for us to hold up the entire thing! The dimensions are 86" x 103". This year's quilt is called 'Bone Appetit' ... for good reason, as you can see.
Here's a close-up of the quilt detail:
The raffle details are:
-- 200 tickets available for $5 each ... so $1,000 to benefit the animals!
-- Make your check payable to Barbara Edwards
-- Please send your check directly to Barbara Edwards, P.O. Box 104, Seeley Lake, Montana, 59868
-- Barbara will fill out the raffle ticket stub with the information you send with your check ... please make sure she has your full name, address and phone number
-- If you want your portion of the ticket(s) mailed back to you, please send Barbara a stamped, self-addressed envelope
-- The drawing will be held at the ranch once all 200 tickets are sold and the winner will be announced on the blog as well as notified personally
Note that Alayne and I are not handling the raffle, so please don't send any money for tickets to the ranch.
There you have it ... Bone Appetit!
And thank you, Barbara!
Thanks Barbara. The quilt is beautiful. I just found about the raffle and I ran to the post office today (5/31) to make sure the envelop has the correct postmark.
Posted by: Andrea | May 31, 2008 at 09:33 PM
I just sent in my ticket purchase this AM, and in doing so, perhaps have a suggestion to save Barbara some time... I put in some of my address labels to stick to the raffle tickets figuring her skilled fingers are better used making beautiful things, :)
Posted by: Margaret | May 27, 2008 at 02:43 PM
Hi! I just put a check in the mail for five tickets!! I hope there are still some tickets left. The Quilt looks wonderful! This is such a nice thing to do for the ranch. Claire
Posted by: Claire S. Moen | May 27, 2008 at 11:15 AM
I agree! For such a beautiful quilt AND a great cause, selling 500 tickets should be no problem. My check will go out in the mail this afternoon. Many thanks to Barbara Edwards for donating her hard work to RDR and the animals! And even though my name is not Barbara Edwards, I will be keeping my fingers crossed for the lucky winning ticket!
Posted by: Carolyn Kupferschmid | May 24, 2008 at 06:18 AM
What a merry quilt, and what a worthy cause it is for! N.B., everyone - - please buy a ticket, but remember that I plan to buy the *winning* ticket! ;)
Posted by: Moon Rani | May 23, 2008 at 04:56 PM
what a beautiful quilt! i am in!!(and if it helps my chances i'll change MY name to barbara edwards)
Posted by: darla magee | May 23, 2008 at 04:52 PM
That is a gorgeous quilt!!!!!
Posted by: Wendy | May 23, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Such a cute quilt Barbara! You're awesome, and have made a wonderful choice in supporting RDR!
Posted by: Margaret | May 23, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Beautiful quilt - sure hope I win it!
BTW - How is Roy doing?
Posted by: Leighsa | May 23, 2008 at 08:49 AM
Oh, how awesome! I'm a Barbara also, so maybe that means I will win!! I will be sending my check in right away. What a wonderful quilt and most lovely gesture!
Posted by: Barbara | May 23, 2008 at 08:42 AM
Gorgeous quilt! I agree with the rest of the posters, sell as many tickets as you can, maybe put a time limit on it instead of a limited number of tickets. I hurried to mail mine so I made sure there were still tickets left!
Thanks Barbara for making this beautiful quilt to benefit RDR, you are an angel.
Posted by: Kathy Huffman | May 23, 2008 at 08:41 AM
Well, since my name is Barbara Edwards, I figure I have a leg up (so to speak) on winning that beautiful quilt, so, Barbara Edwards, expect a check from Barbara Edwards soon !!!!!!!!
Posted by: Bibi | May 23, 2008 at 07:12 AM
Once again - a beautiful quilt - but I think you should be charging more than $5/ticket - I am sure your supporters would willingly shell out $10 or more for these tickets - always for a super cause!
And on that note - my donation is in the mail!
Cheers - Tracye in Alberta Canada
Posted by: Tracye J. | May 23, 2008 at 06:07 AM
What a wonderful gift to the RDR. Barbara does gorgeous work and is as generous as she is talented. But if I may say so I think it is underpriced. May I suggest 500 tickets at 5 bucks a piece?
Cheers and Bone Appetit
Posted by: Jane Tunnicliff | May 22, 2008 at 08:05 PM
What a great quilt! It's great also that you got a photo with Barbara & her husband with the beautiful quilt! May I make a suggestion? Why not have an unlimited number of tickets to be sold for the quilt, so the RDR can make even more money from the Raffle? I'm sure more tickets would be purchased! How about it, Barbara?
Big hugs,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger & Tobias (the greythound) | May 22, 2008 at 07:11 PM