The second and final auction of Name Quilts from "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope," created for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative, will be auctioned during April 1-10.
The Name Quilts are long and narrow quilted banners of remembrance, containing more than 10,000 names of people lost to Alzheimer's. Each has approximately 55 patches. They form a memorial wall honoring the 5.4 million Americans who have Alzheimer's.
Names were written by family members and friends of those who have or had Alzheimer's or a related dementia.
Name Quilt #159 was quilted by Ricky and Name Quilt #160 was quilted by Alex and they will be included in this auction.
When the auction begins at 12:01am central time on April 1st you can place bids through their supporters at BenefitBidding.com. Here is the direct link to bid in the April auction: www.benefitbidding.com/aaqi
To learn more about Ricky's quilt, click on the photo on the left. To learn more about Alex's quilt, click on the photo on the right.