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On November 1, the online quilt auction of the World Series Quilt Challenge for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) began. The auction concluded November 10th. Each quilt in the auction was a 16" x 16" masterpiece created by some heavy hitters in the quilting world. Bidding grew fast and furious during the final hour which resulted in an amazing total of $12,908.56 for the quilts alone.
Hollis' Chatelain's quilt, Tangled, led the bidding with a final offer of $3,537.56. Hollis was part of the American Quilt League along with John Flynn's Heart of the Storm, Becky Goldsmith's When I am empty, and Sue Nickels' Tiny Tea at Tenby. The Grand Total for the quilts for the American Quilt League was $7,043.56.
The National Quilt League was led by Caryl Bryer Fallert's Feather Flower #2 at $2,500, along with Judy Mathieson's Scarlet and Indigo, Mary Sorensen's Late Bloomer, and our own Ricky Tims' Rhapsody for Remembering. The National Quilt League total for quilts was $5,865.
As of the morning of 11/11, Ricky Tims led the league in ROOTING - WOO HOO! - The rooting won't count for the MVP totals after 11/11, but the AAQI will continue to offer the World Series Earrings until the end of November. Also, CafePress has Tshirts, totes, etc. with quilt images on them.
Now that the "big doings" are over, don't forget that the AAQI has an auction every month, you can continue to help them by either bidding on a quilt or donating one of your own. To find out more about the monthly auctions and how you can help, click here.
Please pat yourself on the back for making the AAQI the real winner of the auction.
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