And the winner is......A drawing was held for this quilt on December 8, 2005 in Jacksonville, FL. Special thanks to the Lister boys for doing the drawing for us! CongRATulations Deb Wilcoxen of Texas! You're the lucky winner!
Tickets are no longer available. Hope you got your tickets from September 21st thru December 3rd, 2005. A donation of $5 per ticket was gratefully appreciated, but the bigger your donation, the greater your chance to own this lovely quilt! For instance, if you donated $25, you received 6 tickets. If you donated $50, you received 13!
All proceeds, 100% of the money raised, will go to benefit Ratbone Rescues, Inc., a national non-profit Rat Terrier rescue organization that has many loving dogs available to approved homes. Visit www.ratbonerescues.com to find your next best friend!
If you'd like to email me, feel free to do so at misyoung@insightbb.com.
This quilt is King size. It was lovingly crafted by Rat Terrier lovers from all over the United States. It took months to complete, but was worth every drop of sweat it took to make it. Thank you to all who sent their unique and lovely blocks to me and to those of you who were kind enough to donate money to help defray expenses.
A very special thanks to my mother, Mary Lois Shepherd, without whom this project would not have been accomplished. The blocks were mailed to me, but she and I set them altogether. Let me just say this...she is the one who sews, not me! Thanks, Mom!
Many thanks to Jan from Crazy Dog Lady Pet Portrait Quilts for donating the incredible center medallion for our quilt! Last but certainly not least, the quilt wouldn't be half as nice if it weren't for our wonderful quilter, Elen Morell! Thank you, Elen!
This quilt was entered into a quilt show in Sellersburg, Indiana on August 26th, where it was awarded a BLUE RIBBON!
Date(s): August 24, 2005. Album by Mary Young. Photos by Mary Young. 1 - 137 of 137 Total. 58307 Visits.
Beautiful. As a wanna be quilter myself, I appreciate all that went into making this stunning quilt. - Pam Riffe, Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:55PM
It is beautiful. Can somebody tell us what the dimensions are. I ask because I would have no place to put it if it's a queen or king size. Sure I could give it to someone, but no way, LOL - Anna, Thu, 22 Sep 2005 8:32AM
Wow this is a great turnout, thanks so much everyone!! :) - Carmeta, Mon, 19 Sep 2005 7:59PM
GORGEOUS is not even close enough to describe how this turned out!!!! Many hugs to you and your mom for coordinating this and doing all you did. - Kathy, Mon, 19 Sep 2005 7:19PM
I'm not even a huge fan of Rat Terriers, but I am a huge fan of Mary's! This is a lovely quilt and such a wonderful project that so many people had a hand in. Great job! - Kelly H., Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:40PM
Gorgeous quilt for a wonderful cause. Lost my best friend of 16 years, a beautiful boxer. Can't ever replace her with another boxer. But will check out Ratbone Rescues for maybe a new best friend... a Rat Terrier! - Lillian Phillips, Sun, 28 Aug 2005 6:24AM
how wonderful, and very touching, I cannot wait to "win" it! - Sarah Trimmier, Thu, 25 Aug 2005 8:02AM
1 Photo by Elen Morell. Finished quilt measures approx. 98 X 98 I believe. It is King sized.
2 Devon shaking the jug
3 Seaton doing the actual draw
4 Kai holding the winning ticket
5 And the winner is...number 121892....Deb Wilcoxen. Deb is a Ratbones foster mom, so her heart is full of love for these little Ratties. CongRATulations, Deb!
6 Our blue ribbon!
7 Daizi by Patsy
8 Addison by Caroline
9 Flash by Diane and Millie
10 Paw prints by Ann H.
11 Special Blessings-Mary-June, Mini Mouse, Miss Priss, Mishka, Miss T, Moochie, Mr. Jones
12 Ratbone Rescues babies by Ann H.
13 All My Babies by Judy P.
14 Bree's Tree by Patsy
15 Cindy B's block
16 RBR McCoy by Kat W.
17 For those we could not save, but loved just the same...you were good dogs. "Reading this block brought..." "This brought tears for all..." View Comments...
26 Rusty by Sue K. "Rusty! He's such a cutie...." "Rusty looks like your best..." View Comments...
27 Puppy Love by Petrenia
28 Barney by Cora
29 Forever Loved-Scarlett, Shade, Shadow, Shelby, Sissy, Sonja, Stan, Toby, Tutti "Shelby, you show sweet Son..." "No creature gives such lov..." View Comments...
30 Cole by Allierat "Wow, this turned out nice ..." View Comments...
31 We cannot save them and keep them with us always, but they can live in our hearts forever.
32 Liberty by Marcia T.
33 Uh-Oh by Darice R.
34 Center Block of Mary's Remmy made and donated by Jan Queijo. Her website is www.crazydoglady.com
35 It won't be Heaven unless it's filled with dogs. "awww there is my sweet Dar..." "Your quilt piece has broug..." View Comments...
55 Piper by Allierat "Piper, for some reason, re..." View Comments...
56 Trusted Friends-Oakley, Peaches, Penelope, Pepper, Pidgie, Puggie, Princess, Riley, Sadie, Sandi "Thanks Mary for having Pri..." "If we are truly blessed, o..." "Mary, thank you for adding..." View Comments...
57 More Ratbone Rescues Cuties by Ann H. "This dog on the bottom lef..." View Comments...
58 Pawprints X 2 by Ann H.
59 Poppy Seed by Kat W. "So many times I've seen my..." View Comments...
