Quilt For A Cause News

Scraphunter's Star2

When Dorothy Lee came up with a solid star variation of the very popular Scraphunter’s Star pattern, quilt pattern designer Evelyn George turned it into a new pattern……Scraphunter’s Star2……as another fundraiser for Quilt for a Cause, Inc.

Like the first Scraphunter’s Star pattern, the second one is fat quarter friendly with easy rotary cutting and quick piecing methods, making it possible to create a scrappy Hunter’s Star with no templates or “Y” seams.  The pattern includes multiple layouts, yardage, and instructions for quilts in 5 sizes from lap to king.

To purchase Scraphunter’s Star2 contact info@quiltforacause.org.  The pattern sells for $10 plus postage.

Thanks Calamity Jain for design and graphic assistance, John Sartin for the photographs and Donna Mitchell of Thread Technologies for the longarm quilting.

Patterns are available at Catalina Quilting, The Quilter’s Market, Cactus Quilt Shop, and Quilter’s Desert Patch.  Kits are available from Catalina Quilting.

Meander the hallways of Tucson Medical Center and enjoy over 200 gorgeous quilts and wall hangings.  Make a bid on the ones that you like and you just might be the highest bidder.   Pay the Buy Me Now price and IT IS YOURS.  The Silent Auction runs through the month of September ending at 11 a.m. on October 3. 

A Live Auction with another 42 quilts will be held on the same day.  The fun begins at 1:30 pm at the Marshall Auditorum, Tucson Medical Center with Honorary Chairs, Mrs. Grant of 94.9Mixfm and her mother, Mary Lou Levesque, Dr. Suresh Katakkar, Master of Ceremonies Liz McMahon, and Auctioneer Oscar Jaramillo.

Fifty volunteers hung and readied the quilts for the Silent Auction on Friday, August 28.  Within days over 10 quilts were sold at the Buy Me Now price.

Catch Carol Zupancic, our video personality, on Saddlebrooke’s Sights ‘n Sounds.  Just go to Video and scroll down to Quilt for a Cause with sewing machine icon.  View some donated quilts.  Listen to Carol’s promotion of the Silent/Live Auction on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Tucson Medical Center.

What a pleasant surprise for grocery shoppers at the Fry’s Food Market at 121 Thornydale, Marana, Arizona.  They can not only shop for groceries but also gaze at donated quilts to the Quilt for a Cause Silent/Live Auction, 2009.  Three quilts are displayed at the Fry’s through Mother’s Day.  Information about the Auction is artfully held by Betty Boop.

 

Carol & Evelyn in QFAC booth

What a weekend for Quilt for a Cause, Inc. at the Tucson Quilt Fiesta, 2009.  Carol Zupancic’s gorgeous booth design captivated the interest of show visitors.  Quilts made from the pattern “Scraphunter’s Star”, designed by Evelyn George, were showcased along with several donated quilts for the upcoming Silent/Live Auction on October 3, 2009 at the Tucson Medical Center.  With energizer bunny Carol’s enthusiasm and Evelyn George signing the Scraphunter’s pattern that she designed, close to 100 of the patterns sold within the first day.  A quick reprint was done with another 100 being sold the next two days.  The pattern is now into its fourth printing.  Catalina  Quilting has made kits from “Scraphunter’s Star” for shows at which they are vendors.

Lots of QFAC collectible pins and tickets to the Calendar Girls Fashion Shows were also sold.  Contact Dorothy Lee (info@quiltforacause.org) or Evelyn George (quilter4ever@cox.net) for patterns, Carol Zupancic (cdzup@wbhsi.net) for information on the Calendar Girls Fashion Shows, and Jeannie Coleman (auction@quiltforacause.org) for QFAC pins.

The Quilt for a Cause banner, designed by Jennie Jim, made its debut in the booth.  The banner will be prominently displayed at forthcoming events.

Thanks to the Tucson Quilters Guild for providing this space to Quilt for a Cause.

Scraphunter

Good news! The pattern for Evelyn George’s mystery quilt from our 2008 Mystery Retreat fundraiser is now available for $10.00. “Scraphunter’s Star” is available in five sizes (60″ x 60″, twin, short queen, long queen and king) and 20 new layouts. Of course, it is no longer a mystery. There are traditional instructions, fuller illustrations, and photos of the finished quilt. This easy, scrappy quilt is fat quarter friendly.

Thanks to Calamity Jain for design and graphic assistance, to John Sartin for the photographs, and to Reproductions Inc. for printing these patterns.  Thank you, Donata Pfisterer for a third printing of this pattern.  We are now in the 5th printing.

Patterns are available at Catalina Quilting, Quilter’s Market, Cactus Quilt Shop, and Quilters’ Desert Patch.  It is also available as a kit from Catalina Quilting.

Contact Dorothy Lee (info@quiltforacause.org) to purchase the pattern for $10.00 plus postage.