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Red Ribbons and Swedish Hearts

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$1,000.00
December 1 is World AIDS Day. I started losing friends to this disease in 1988, and those first few years were terrible. Scotty. Richard. Shel. Alan. Ken. Nick. I started volunteering with an AIDS service organization, and later served for 7 years on their board of directors.

I am so lucky that so many of the men I love are living well with HIV. The years of research have helped to control the disease, but not to cure or prevent it. It's been 25 years since the organization I served on was started. We all hoped that it would have fulfilled its mission and been dissolved by now. Such is, unfortunately, not the case.

This is my Red Ribbon Quilt, and half of its sale price will be donated in your name to Care Resource, an AIDS service and research organization serving thousands of people in South Florida. You will receive documentation for the tax deduction. I will ship this for free.

There are nine hearts, each one different. There is a red ribbon winding around the border. The piece has been quilted in a feather pattern. Fits a queen or double bed. Reverses to a retro print of a sailor.

Size: 70 inches square

All Tante Leah quilts are made of 100% cotton and come from a non-smoking home, but they probably contain trace elements of pet hair.

Op Art Turquoise and Brown Pinwheels

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$225.00
Two fabrics, two colors. One print is a detailed peacock eye feather, the other a misty interpretation of leaves on a forest floor. Both are turquoise and brown prints. The backing fabric is a blue/green batik that looks a little like coffee beans.

The pinwheels appear and disappear as you look at this quilt. Is it water in a rippling pond? Moonlight on a Caribbean bay? Is it my koi pond, flickering with shadows and fish?

You decide for yourself. The quilting richly complements the is it there or isn't it of the pieced top.

Size: 52 x 42 inches. A good size for a lap quilt, chair throw or child.

All Tante Leah quilts are made of 100% cotton. May contain trace elements of dog hair.

Chunky Turquoise Stitch Markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
Big, bold chunks of turquoise and dainty little turquoise beads on a handmade copper head pin. Fit up to a US size 15 needle. Set of six.

Peridot stitch markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
Peridot bar beads, little rondelles of tourmaline and rosy copper head pins make for a sweet set of six stitch markers. Fits up to a US 10.5 needle.

Rutilated Quartz stitch markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
Yummy pillows of rutilated quartz, citrine, Austrian crystal beads and rosy copper head pins in a set of six markers. Fit up to a US size 10.5 needle. As always, shipping is included.

Summer Moonlight

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$300.00
Golden moonstones, large green baroque pearls, small yellow pearls, rutilated quartz pillows and an enameled vermeil clasp. All hand-knotted on silk. Slightly longer than chocker length.

Bones and Stones

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$450.00
Hand-knotted, three strand necklace. There are hand-made glass beads, Bali silver, smokey quartz, carnelian and white coral all knotted on silk. Bali silver clasp.

Carnelian stitch markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
Sunny and bright. A set of six stitch markers, fit up to a US size 8.5 needle. Citrine beads, carnelian chips and coral tubes on a handmade copper head pin.

Yellow stitch markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
Wild little trade bead donuts, of yellow, white, red and green stripes pair up with creamy amber chips and yellow vintage beads for a sunny set of six stitch markers. On hand-made rosy copper head pins. Fit up to a US size 8.5 needle.

Jade stitch markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
Faceted rondelles of olive green jade, turquoise blue white hearts and vintage black glass beads, on hand-made rosy copper head pins. This very deco color combination is lovely. Set of six, to fit up to a US size 10.5 needle.

Amethyst and crystal stitch markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
These delicate stitch markers are amethyst, crystal and green. Faceted and irregular amethyst beads are strung with vintage glass ovals and clear quartz crystals. Rosy hand-made copper head pins form the base. Fits up to a US size 8.5 needle

Green Turquoise Stitch Markers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:55:09 -0500

$12.00
Apple green turquoise, red coral chips and vintage trade beads on a rosy copper head pin. Set of six, to fit up to a US size 10.5 needle.