Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative contest

EQ7 L3d Alzheimers Art Quilt Initiative contest

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Quilters Newsletter has teamed up with the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) and Electric Quilt (EQ) to bring you a fabulous fall contest. Anyone who donates a Priority Alzheimer’s Quilt to the AAQI between October 20th and November 10th is eligible to win one of three fabulous prizes.

First Prize:

Second Prize:

  • A SideWinder portable bobbin winder by Wrights
  • Seven and a half yards of fabric from the Gingerland collection by Terry Perry for Northcott fabrics

Third Prize:

  • Five and a half yards of fabric from the Holly Holiday collection by Laurie Godin for Northcott fabrics

How to enter:

  1. Support the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative by donating one or more 9” x 12” Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilt(s). Read the rules here.
  2. Register your quilt(s) with the AAQI by November 10th. It takes 5 to 7 days to receive your registration number and shipping instructions.
  3. Ship your quilt as soon as you receive your registration number(s). Your quilt(s) must arrive no later than November 22 to be eligible.
  4. E-mail your Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilt registration number(s) to Submissions@QNM.com with the subject line “AAQI Quilt Contest” by November 20th.  Failure to do so by this deadline makes your quilt ineligible.

Voting:

  1. Our readers will vote on the quilts November 29 through December 3 on our blog.
  2. Only one vote per IP address. This means that if you are on a shared network (at home, or at the office), only one vote will be registered for that IP.

Winning:

  1. On Monday, December 6, three winners will be announced according to the votes received.
  2. This contest is open only to residents of the United States. Quilters Newsletter, Electric Quilt, and the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative are not responsible for lost, misdirected, or bounced mail – electronic or otherwise.

Good luck and have fun!

About Kelly M. Smith

Kelly is Senior Editor of Quilters Newsletter.
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9 Responses to Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative contest

  1. Ami Simms says:

    Thank you QN for this wonderful idea! You are so clever and we appreciate your support so very much. I can’t wait to see all the beautiful quilts your readers will create. Every quilt counts in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

    Ami Simms
    Founder & Executive Director
    Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative

  2. Mary L. says:

    Sounds like a super idea! I’d better get up my sewing room!

  3. niki says:

    How cool is this. What a fun contest and it helps a good cause. Anyone who makes a quilt is a winner in my book. Best of Luck to all you wonderful quilters! Glad to see you are a part to find a cure and fund research one quilt at a time :) Niki

  4. Judy says:

    Count me in!

  5. Denise Shroth says:

    This is a wonderful cause very close to my heart. Have to get started!

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  7. Marge Phillips says:

    I’m in!

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  9. Liz Reynolds says:

    Beautiful, fun quilts for a great cause.

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