Queensland Flood Appeal Auctions

I'm sure you've all seen this already! How fantastic that we raised this much already.Sarah Fielke is still raffling her quilt on her blog, The Last Piece, with the goal of raising $1,000.So, we all still have a chance to win her lovely quilt, here.I was so happy to send my Geisha quilt to the highest bidder, Amber, who said::) This has got to be one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever seen and when my husband saw it he yells, "I NEED THAT!" LOL, I've never seen a man so desperate for a quilt :)

... maybe no eating for our family for the next couple of weeks LOL!):

Thank you so much Amber, and hopefully she will arrive safely very soon.

I don't know about any of you others who sell online, but I have had a few queries from people, whose items I sent around the time of the floods, about when I sent them and when they will be arriving. I'm wondering if I should be concerned about this yet?

I have just worked out how to list items for sale on Quiltopia!Design Facebook Page SHOP NOW tab.

The first two are these gorgeous Sarah Fielke "From Little Things" fabrics and fat quarter bundles. All Page Fans get a 5% discount.

♥ Ann

Queensland Flood Relief Auctions

Toni has started up an auction to help in the Queensland flood appeal from her blog, make it perfect.

Now for a quick update:

There are over 240 blogs and pages participating

over $45,000 has been promised in auctions.

NOTE THE END OF AUCTION TIME HAS CHANGED TO 9:00PM MONDAY 24/1/11

Happy bidding and thankyou for adding to the desperately needed funds for assistance!

There are many Blogs and Facebook Pages participating in the auction and you can find out which ones by going to make it perfect and seeing the list which will be published this weekend.
How the auctions work is described on Toni's blog and each Blog or Facebook Page will be doing their own thing.

I am putting my Harvest Dance Geisha quilt up for auction.
The quilt is Made using one of Lonni Rossi's original Harvest Dance Geisha Panels and some of her other oriental inspired fabrics. It's about 130cm long and 80cm wide, with an inbuilt hanging sleeve on the back.
It's completely machine pieced, appliqued and quilted by me and was made as a sample for one of my most popular workshops.
I will upload some photos of the back and details of stitching later, but for now, let's make a start. May she go to a good home!
Bidding starts at $5o.

How this auction works: 1. Bidding will start at $50 (Australian).
2. You can place a bid by leaving a comment on this blog post with your bid amount and email address. Please make sure that your bid is higher than the previous bidder.
3. Your bid must be in whole dollar increments.
4. This auction is open to everyone. Postage is FREE.
5. The auction begins NOW and will END at 9:00 PM on Monday 24th January 2011.
6. At the close of the auction, I will contact the winner (please make sure your bid comment includes your email address). The winners will pay the winning amount directly into the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal and send me proof of payment via email. Once proof of payment has been received, I will psot your Geisha Quilt to you, free of charge.
7. Thank you for participating and happy bidding!

♥ Ann

Queensland Flood Appeal Auctions

I just wanted to add a few detailed photos of the quilt I am auctioning (in the post below) for the Queensland Flood Appeal Auctions.

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The Harvest Dance Geisha is 122cm high x 75cm wide.
She is quilted around all outlines and a quilted image of her appears in black on the back of the quilt.

which is a beautiful golden,yellow, orange Lonni Rossi fabric on the back.The background is stippled with a thread to match its colour.

I used a mixture of red, orange, black and metallic gold threads to satin stitch over the edges of the raw edge applique.

She has quite a striking presence and has inspired many quilters to make one of their own and she has certainly paid her way already having been the inspiration for over over 9 happy workshops!
I had decided I didn't want to teach this particular quilt again and had retired her.
Then I read about the Flood Relief Auctions and my little Geisha suggested she work just this one last time - to raise money for those affected by the floods.
If you would like to help, and own the Harvest Dance Geisha, scroll down to post below and join the bidding!
&hearts Ann