Hoosier Lighthousing Club Reunion Raffle






The Lighthouse Quilt above was designed and created by Kat and Larry Waterson for the Hoosier Lighthousing Club (HLC). This quilt will be raffled off at the 2005 Harbour Lights Family Reunion. All proceeds collected from this raffle will be used for HLC projects. You do not have to be present at the reunion to win.

Just click on the following link to the Hoosier Lighthousing Club's Website ...

Then click on the link to Fund Raisers...

Then click on the link to Lighthouse Quilt...

All the information for purchasing (PayPal is available there) the tickets plus a lot of details about the quilt and a lot more pictures are posted on this page..

HLC Website

Tickets bought.

Somebody is going to get a great quilt! I'll cross my fingers now and keep them crossed untill after the drawing next month.

Got my tickets, too. Are those cross-stitched panels?

Hi John,
All the blocks that are colorful are machine embroidered with approximately 15,000 stiches each and the embroidered lighthouse is about 4 inches square. The blocks that are more subtle are machine quilted with grey thread and include lighthouses such as Cape Hatteras, Fire Island, and Peggy's Cove, as well as a few other quilting surprises. And in keeping with the Harbour Lights tradition there are seahorses floating in and amongst the lights. This was definitely a labor of love!! Thanks for buying your ticket good luck in the raffle.

Kat

What an incredible quilt! I don't know squat about quilts, but that is amazing. I like the idea of the hidden stiching, too.

Thanks for the acknowledgment Seagirt....there is a total of 20 Great Lakes embroidered lighthouses on the quilt. My favorites are Split Rock, White Shoals, and Little Sable Point. I have the ability to make them larger than 4inches by 4 inches but they already take quite a lot of thread. Hope everyone who hasn't got there tickets stops by our table at the reunion to take a look at it. It was really quite fun to make. I have a little over 80 lighthouses that I can embroider and they all turn out gorgeous.

Just wanted to thank all those who have purchased their tickets for the quilt raffle using PayPal. God bless you all!

Love that quilt--love your avatar even more!!
Sandy

WoW ... instanly fell in love with the quilt and bought a ticket! (Hope it won't be too expensive to ship)
Those embroidered lighthouses are a great idea! And the quilted ones are just a brilliant!
So ... here is fingers crossed for the draw!

Here are a couple of more close-up images of embroidered lighthouses on the quilt..







Just click on the following link to the Hoosier Lighthousing Club's Website ...

Then click on the link to Fund Raisers...

Then click on the link to Lighthouse Quilt...

All the information for purchasing (PayPal is available there) the tickets plus a lot of details about the quilt and a lot more pictures are posted on this page..

HLC Website

Don't worry- it won't cost that much for them to ship it to NJ.

Dennis

I can't believe all the beautiful items the clubs are bringing to the Reunion. What fun it will be to see all the "works of art" not to mention the chance to win something like this fabulous quilt.
Judy

Couldn't have said it better myself Judy... it is exciting to see all the beutiful items the clubs will be offering a chance to win. This Reunion is going to be great!
I am itching to start another lighthouse quilt too; and soon!! I think I would like to feature either the west coast or the atlantic coast lights next time around. But the lighthouses of the Great Lakes are just beautiful and I might just have to do another one of those. You will understand when you see the quilt at the reunion.

ATTENTION !!!
Online ticket sales for the Hoosier Lighthousing quilt raffle will be available ONLY until August 19th at midnight.
For those purchasing tickets by mail your orders need to be sent no later than August 16th at midnight in order to ensure you recieve your tickets before the raffle. Please make sure you make your purchases before these deadlines.
For those attending the reunion the quilt will be available for viewing, and tickets will be sold at the Hoosier Lighthousing Club table.
Thanks to everyone who has already purchased tickets, your support of HLC lighthousing projects is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
The Members of
The Hoosier Lighthousing Club

Got my tickets and What an incredible looking quilt! I think it would be a great addition to Texas. See you at the reunion.
Bill B

My ticket arrived this morning! so... hope you sent me a winning one!
That quilt is just brilliant!

I not into quilts but my mom is. So if I win it will most likely go to her.

The quilt won't cost anything to ship as it will be going back to my house after the Reunion. Of course that's wishful thinking on my part. I've seen the quilt and it is beautiful.

Well all I can say is that this now resides in my house. I am thrilled beyond belief and the people that saw me jump up and down when they did the drawing will agree. Thanks Kat for all you beautiful work. I hope the raffle was successful. Everyone who has seen it since I left the Reunion has loved it. Thanks again.

Congrats Eileen.

We'll be expecting to see photos when it finds the place of honor in your home.

I have put the quilt in its new home in our guest room, however, we have not yet painted and decorated that room yet, so I am a bit shy on showing photos. I'll see what type of results we get with our camera. I want to make sure the room does the quilt justice. Thanks again for offering the raffle. Signed, still in bliss

Eileen,

I am just green with envy. Your decorating plans sound like something I'd do--I won pinking shears at a raffle and then bought a sewing machine.

BTW, if you have difficulty decorating that room around that spectacular wall hanging, feel free to send it to me as I had plans already in motion when I heard that you (and not me) had won.

Sandy

Hi Eileen,
First of all CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Just wanted to let you know the raffle was a great success. We earned over $1,300 for lighthouse restoration from the quilt raffle. I want to thank everyone personally who purchased tickets....THANK YOU And our beautiful Michigan City lighthouse thanks you too.
I had such a wonderful time embroidering the lighthouses that went on that quilt. And I am thrilled that you will use it in a special place in your home.

Kat

Thanks Kat (and Larry) for the work you put into the quilt. It is a great work of art, and I know Eileen and Dave will enjoy it for many years.