AAQI

6078 - Far, Far, Away  

Michele Bilyeu

Salem, OR USA  

The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative 2011 March Auction is about to begin!  My quilt, shown above..

Far, Far, Away  earned us $130.00 at the last one, which sent me over the moon with happiness. But it is ALL of YOU and all of the quilts you make for us...day after day...quilt after quilt...that add up the fastest.

And our very own,Liberated Quilting Challenge's Kathleen Connors has a quilt in our new March Auctio. Way to go Kathleen!

6309 - Apple With Leaves Kathleen Connors The Auction runs from March 1-10 and the bidding can be found on the Benefit Bidding's AAQI Auction webpage and viewed at any time.

I am so excited for Kathleen and urge all of you to check out her quilt, up close and personal, and make a bid on it! Congratulations, Kathleen...way to go!!!

We have some wonderful new additions to our Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative donations page and our Liberated Quilting Challenge. Many of our quilters quilts are still available for sale on that page, so check them all out!

Our 2011 additions:

   

6136 Praise Him  http://www.alzquilts.org/6136.html Jan Stone    
6137 - Place of Safety; Psalm 9 (for sale $30)     

6138 - Happiness; Psalm 37 (for sale $45)  

 

6139 - Dream  $35.00

6163 - Beyond The Panes (SOLD) Julie Sefton

6165 - Twilight Dreams (sold for $60) Michele Bilyeu

6281 - Squares in Square $45.00

6282 - Flowers and pink $20.00

6307 - Make Life Colorful Kathleen Connors $45.00

6308 - Liberated Star Kathleen Connors $45.00

6331 - Scrappy Cross ($40) Rene' Martinez

6342 - Color Play $40.00  Rene' Martinez

6343 - The Blues $40.00  Rene' Martinez

6399 - The Alzheimer's Prayer Michele Bilyeu

6416 - Whoooooo Loves Ya $45.00 Teresa Hatten

Recap of AAQI in 2010:

AAQI raised more than $54,000 from its quilt sales at the 2010 Houston International Quilt and were able to donate $140,000 to Alzheimer's research in 2010.One of their $30,000 grants went to the University of Michigan, where researchers were able to make a major (and very hopeful) discovery about the blood-brain barrier and how scientists might be able to get cleanse the brain of plaques with medications etc. through that barrier to more effectively treat, combat, or possible someday prevent Alzheimer's Disease. Read about it here:

Art Quilters Finance New Alzheimer’s Discovery!

This is from a previous entry in Ami's blog:

"Our treasurer Debbie Chenail wrote checks for three of those studies on the same day. I signed them, with very moist eyes. We had two volunteers here getting the 1,000 quilts ready for Houston and before the checks went into the mail (in priority mailers, of course) the four of us each held a corner of the envelopes and we wished them Godspeed.

For us, and for most of those involved with the AAQI, this is personal. We know someone with the disease and we know how horrid Alzheimer’s is. And we want so badly to find a cure.

The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative isn’t like other charities. We are all volunteers, we account publicly for every penny that we spend, and we hold impromptu ceremonies before we mail checks because we know what it feels like to lose someone we love one memory at time. And we know what it feels like to make a quilt and pray with each stitch that our work will help win the fight. Isn’t that the kind of charity you want to support?"

For every one who has ever donated to AAQI- those who have made a quilt or quilts, those who have purchased a quilt or quilts....thank you so very, very much.

Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative Auction Page

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Total raised for AAQI in the March Auction was
$2,716.99.
How cool is that? Way to go quilters and quilt buyers!!!

Liberated Quilting Challenge: Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative

Michele Bilyeu quilts for AAQI..the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. Won't you please join us? :)