Even better!!

I have to make a confession.

It was my own family who bid the $250 for my original Shabby Roses quilt...

...how precious was that? :-)

BUT, overnight a lovely follower emailed to tell me she wanted to bid $500!!

Well, these two quilt auctions were all about raising as much money as we could for the Flood Appeal, so I can now announce that PAM from Versana-Creative Dawn is the official auction winner!

I am rejoicing that both quilts raised the wonderful amount of $800, and I thank both Linda (highest bidder on my "A Christmas Story" quilt) and Pam for making this happen. 

Thanks also to Toni and Carli for being the brains behind the QLD Flood Appeal Auctions!

Hugs

Jenny

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Flood Appeal Update, and how you can help.

If you haven't already been over to see how you can help we Gum Tree Designers with our 'New Beginnings' appeal, please visit HERE and read how you can help.

We are asking if you can make up a sewing kit to be distributed to a quilter/sewer who has lost their all in the floods. Included we would like :

1. A handmade sewing caddy, complete with needlebook and pincushion.
2. A pack of embroidery scissors with a scissor keep.
3. Six individual skeins of stranded embroidery threads.
4. Embroidery needles.
5. 1 fat quarter of fabric.

If you can help, please email Jenny at -
 jennyofelefantz AT yahoo DOT com DOT au 
OR
purpleflowerpatch AT gmail DOT com
for the address in Australia to post these kits to. 

PLEASE post by the first week of February.

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If you cannot make up a kit, perhaps you can help with a donation to help cover the postage costs of the distribution? There are two ways to help.
You can choose to donate any amount you like,  directly through Paypal on our Gum Tree Designers website HERE, or -

in the US we have Ruth kindly running our fundraising. We have offered 8 patterns to choose from and you can choose whichever one you like for a $5.50 Paypal donation. 

Visit Ruth's website HERE to help in this way.
Any funds left from postage will be donated directly to the Queensland Government Flood Appeal.
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 Bidding on my two quilts can be seen in the top right of my sidebar.
Tonight Shabby Roses has a high bid of $180, and A Christmas Story is at $200. 

Please consider making a bid! All proceeds will go directly to the Queensland Government Flood Appeal.
The highest bidder of each quilt will be required to make the donation to the appeal themselves, and send me a copy of the reciept. Once I have received it I will post off the quilts.
I am joining my auction in with Toni's Flood Appeal Auctions (HERE)....

...and the auction will now run till midnight January 24th.
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THANK YOU to everyone who has signed on for the 'New Beginnings' Appeal!
You are all wonderful and will be making a tangible difference to a shattered life.

Hugs
Jenny
xxx