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eBurst  November 11, 2012   
"Home" Is Where These Quilts Are Headed!

 

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Let the bidding begin! Week one of the "Home Is Where the Quilt Is" auction will begin tonight on eBay at 9:00 pm Eastern.

Week one of the auction includes quilts by Yvonne Porcella, Terri Stegmiller, Pauline Salzman, Joyce Hughes, Cynthia St. Charles and twenty-two other talented artists.  

 

You can view all of the quilts to be auctioned this week on this Flickr page. When the auction starts, tonight at 9:00 pm Eastern, you can search for Quilt Alliance (or quiltalliance) on eBay.com to see all of the week one quilts. Remember that auction items don't appear until the auction has officially begun on eBay.

 

The bidding for each quilt will start at $50 and each 7-day auction week starts and ends at 9:00 pm Eastern. You can pay by credit card, PayPal or check.  

 

This is a great way to check off a few items on your holiday gift list and support the work of the Quilt Alliance at the same time!  

 

For more information on how to bid and a gallery of the "Home" quilts visit our website. 

 

Here's a preview of six of the stunning Week One quilts:

 

 

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30. "Home . . . Is Always an Open Door" by Joyce Hughes
Yvonne Porcella quilt
07. "Guard Dog In A Tangerine Tango World" by Yvonne Porcella

 

 
Terri Stegmiller quilt
09. "Home Tweet Home" by Terri Stegmiller
Loree Marquardt quilt
47. "Quilted Guardian" by Loree Marquardt
Sylvia Weir quilt
80. "Stories" by Sylvia Weir

 

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87. "Hoodies Owl on Gem Tree" by Hoodie Crescent
Happy Monday, everyone!  
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Today I posted the beautiful quilt pictured above on the Quilt Index's Facebook page to remember the closing of Ellis Island (1954). In 1892 the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island was Annie Moore, a 15-year-old Irish girl from County Cork. The Irish Chain quilt pictured above was hand pieced and hand quilted around 1875 by Mary Carey Mungiven from County Clair, Ireland, who immigrated to the U.S. and ran a boarding house for railroad builders in Ohio. The quilt was documented during the Rhode Island Quilt Documentation project in 1992.

Here's to all those who have played a role in service to their country, including the quilters. 

With love and gratitude,
Amy

Amy E. Milne, Executive Director
The Alliance for American Quilts

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