For the fifth year in a row, quiltmaker Barbara Edwards from Seeley Lake, Montana, has produced another stunning quilt to raffle off as a benefit for the animals here. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the ranch. Barbara and her husband Scott came by on Friday to show us her latest beautiful creation. Barbara's family named this quilt "Road Trip: Montana to New Hampshire 2010."
(I used my powers of levitation to suspend the quilt in mid-air to get that photo above.)
The dimensions are 60" x 84" (152 cm x 213 cm).
You'll notice that some of the cats in the quilt have caught fish to take along for the journey:
It may not be easy to tell from this photo, but the dogs' ears are actually flaps of quilted fabric:
For the horse lovers, the other side of the quilt looks like this:
(My powers of levitation were beginning to droop by the time I took that photo.)
A close-up of the horses:
So there you have it ... a quilt representing all of the sanctuary animals who are making the trip to New Hampshire. (Well, except we aren't taking any fish that I'm aware of.)
The raffle details are:
-- Tickets available for $5 each ... and there's no limit to the number of tickets!
-- 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
-- All tickets must be purchased by Saturday, July 10, 2010
-- In addition to posting the raffle on the blog, Barbara will be displaying the quilt and selling tickets at a few venues in nearby communities
-- The drawing will be held shortly after July 10 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.
My levitation powers are finally revealed to be ... Barbara on the left, Scott doing his best Wilson imitation from the sitcom Home Improvement, and Alayne:
Barbara's quilt raffle has brought in thousands of dollars each year for the animals, so this has turned into an amazing fundraiser for the ranch!
Thank you so much, Barbara!
I hope Barbara makes another quilt for next year, as I am just seeing this post for the first time, and it's October! I definitely will purchase tickets! These are so beautiful.
Posted by: Renee Valley | October 07, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Barbara- You are SO talented & sweet! I feel lucky, but know I've got competition (a very good thing for RDR). Yay!
Posted by: Margaret | May 12, 2010 at 12:00 PM
What a beautiful quilt...and you can see that it's made with a lot of love. I'll be entering the drawing for the first time and hope that quilt will be finding its way to South Carolina! :)
Posted by: Ann | May 12, 2010 at 12:23 AM
Barbara, you are sooo talented and creative....love the idea of the ears on the dogs! I know the animals appreciate your generosity.
Posted by: Nina | May 11, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Barbara, I'm sending you a huge hug for making this gorgeous quilt and giving all the proceeds of the raffle to the RDR! You are such a talented and generous person. Thank you so much for doing this year after year. You are a inspiration and a treasure for all of us. All of the quilts have been wonderful, but I really think you've outdone yourself on this one! The additions of the fish, the ear flaps, etc, are fantastic! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Big hugs all around,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger | May 10, 2010 at 06:59 PM
Barbara, you just may have outdone yourself this year. The quilt is absolutely beautiful!
And Steve: "Wilson imitation"; you just crack me up!!
Posted by: Lynn (in Louisiana) | May 10, 2010 at 12:41 PM
I'm amazed every year at the beautiful quilts Barbara creates! And always jealous when I don't win the raffle... :o)
Posted by: Linda | May 10, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Another stunning creation!!
Thank you for this gift of beauty and love, Barbara!
I'm buying tickets, as usual. : )
Posted by: boundforglory | May 10, 2010 at 09:48 AM
The quilt is wonderful! What a great touch to have the ears flap...very creative.
Such a great way to raise money for the animals.
I will spread the word from here.
Anyone would be thrilled to have this piece of artwork to honor all the wonderful animals.
Posted by: Glenda Nelson | May 10, 2010 at 07:32 AM
Love the quilt and what a generious thing for her to do. I have done some quilting and have a sense of how much time it took her. Yes, I would love to win it!
Posted by: Dee in KY | May 10, 2010 at 07:27 AM
Goregous once again! Thank you Barbara!!
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | May 10, 2010 at 12:50 AM
Wonderul! It's gorgeous. I'm posting it at Shelter Tails tomorrow night, and will also post a reminder periodically. She is a very thoughtful quilter (but then, they all are).
Posted by: Adele in the Bronx | May 09, 2010 at 10:04 PM