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The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative has raised more than $916,000 for Alzheimer's research since January 2006! They are trying to make $1,000,000 by the end of the year.

2013 is their eighth year fighting Alzheimer's. 

So far this year the AAQI has earned approximately $33,567.14 in profit. All profit is used to fund Alzheimer's research.

Note: They will be at Houston for the last time this year.  October 29 - November 3, 2013.

Please note: 2013 is their last year of fundraising. Read more here.

This quilt is the first of the 11, 295 Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts sold so far.  Here's the 411:

Ami Simms & Beebe Moss
Flint, MI USA

Width: 9" Height: 10.75"
Materials/techniques: Hand dye-stamped cotton; machine appliqued; machine quilted.

"My Mom stamped the horse on white fabric and then painted a yellow background around it. (This was when her Alzheimer's was in the early stages) I cut the horse away from the original background and machine appliqued it to the purple fabric using a blanket stitch. The purple fabric is similarly appliqued to the brown border. The machine quilted hearts in the purple fabric." 

PS: Astute readers will no doubt notice that the name of this quilt changed overnight from "It's A Horse, Of Course" to "Of Course It's A Horse." My bad. When I signed the quilt very late on January 1, I forgot what I called it! They say confession is good for the soul, so there you go. Perhaps, like stamps and coins with "misprints" it will increase the value of the quilt. :)

This quilt raised $80 for Alzheimer's research.