Sharing a Donation Quilt with Relay for Life in Prairie du Chein

My son, BJ lives in Prairie du Chein and works for Dependable Solutions. BJ asked me to help with the fundraising efforts of the Dependable Solutions Team in Prairie du Chien for their Relay for Life.  I am donating this quilt in memory of my Dad, Dan Nordeen, who is BJ's grandfather. BJ took several of the photos for this post.  

I chose to donate a very colorful large quilt that I made in 2010 for a quilt challenge.  

 This quilt was entered in the Challenge in the fall of 2010 at the Quilts by Barb's Quilt Retreat.

It was also on display for a 3 month Quilt Show at Organic Valley in La Farge, Wisconsin in the spring of 2011.

It was featured in the first quilting video that I attempted to make for You Tube.  I was demonstrating the Ribbon Quilting with a twist. I say first attempted as it is hard to see the quilting in the video.

I designed the Easy to Sew Pattern for this quilt.  The pattern is available for purchase through my website.  It's an easy to make quilt and it looks artsy and unique.  The pattern explains a simple construction method that creates a "one of a kind" quilt every time you make it.  No two quilts look the same.

 The quilt is queen size and measures 76" by 96". It was made with 100% cotton fabrics and 80/20 cotton/poly batting.

 A multi colored leaf fabric combined with a variety of dyed fabrics were used to create this quilt. It is freestyle quilted with a two color ribbon quilting and leaves with swirls. It is bound with an all machine embroidery binding. The quilt is valued at over $600.

To purchase tickets for the Quilt Raffle - 
You may either go to Prairie du Chein, Wisconsin to 
Dependable Solutions, Inc.
115 East Blackhawk
Prairie du Chein, WI  53821
Or  Mail a check  - $5.00 for six chances or $1.00 for one chance.  Please make checks payable to American Cancer Society.
If you would like to directly donate money to:
Relay for Life - Dependable Solutions Team you can do that online.
Relay for Life in Prairie du Chein is April 27, 2012.


I will share a post later in the week, with two quilts that I just quilted that were made with the Easy to Sew Pattern. Update: Twin Quilts Post.

I was very glad BJ asked me to help with a cause that is so near and dear to my heart, as we lost my Dad to cancer and my Mom has battled cancer.
Sharing for a cause...
Marcia

Links to everything mentioned in this post:
Purchase the Pattern and make your own quilt
You Tube Video - My first Quilting Video
Quilts by Barb's Retreat - Quilt Challenge
Photos of the Easy to Sew Quilt in the Photo Gallery

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Saturday was National Quilting Day! -- Making of the Quilt for a Cause!

I celebrated by sewing and quilting all day long!!! I am machine piecing the blocks for our family quilt for a cause quilt for the Fireside Team to raise money for the Rainbow Hospice Family Room in Johnsons Creek, Wisconsin. The blocks are made with blues and greens in batiks and dyed fabrics of all sorts! Here is a picture of the blocks so far!! After I piece all the blocks, I then need to sew them all together using this cool striped fabric for the lattice strips. Then a really neat blue green border fabric. My mom and I started this quilt about a year and half ago. We first bought every blue and green fabric out there!!! Then we washed and pressed and starched the fabric. The next step was to cut it into 1 1/2 inch strips X 2 1/2 inch X 4 1/2 inch X 6 1/2 inch X 8 1/2 inch and X 10 1/2 inch and center squares that are 2 1/2 inches --- all the sizes needed to form the courthouse round block. Then I put them into a labeled 3 drawer container and Mom carefully chose the strips one by one for each block and laid them out on a paper towel. We put them in a big pizza box. Next it was my job to sew them together. I started sewing in September at a quilting retreat, but didn't finish the blocks and put them away until about 3 weeks ago, beginning again I sewed two strips on every block each morning before I started my quilting. Each night I pressed the blocks and then the next morning sewing two more strips. I missed a couple mornings and nights! So today I am going to sew and press and try complete the rest of the rounds on the courthouse round blocks. Then I can put it together and get it quilted next week. I reserved a date on my schedule to quilt it! --- must do that in order to get my own quilting done! We want to get it to the Fireside for displaying and for the raffle by Easter weekend. 

Who won the 2009 Relay for Life Quilt?

Thank you to all who purchased chances to win the 2009 Relay for Life Quilt. The Quilt Raffle for the Fireside Team raised over $850. for the American Cancer Society. Pictures of the quilt and the drawing and the winner, Donna Abel are on the media gallery under Quilts for a Cause. Donna is on the left with Julie Nordeen on the right.

Relay for Life Fort Atkinson

Going to Fort Atkinson today to walk with my MOM in the Survivor's Walk. My Mom and I made a Quilt for the Relay for Life again this year and it has been on display in Fort Atkinson at the Fireside since November. They will sell more tickets at the Relay today and tomorrow to raise money the American Cancer Society. More photos on my website's media gallery.