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Fiber Art for a Cause

By quiltshome ⋅ January 15, 2006 ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

The Winter 2005 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors (pp 76-78) contained an article about “Fiber Art for a Cause,” by Patricia Bolton. Bolton focused on Virginia Spiegel and the money that Spiegel raised for the American Cancer Society through fiber art postcard auctions and sales. To date, Spiegel has raised $33,000 from the sale of these donated cards. What a cause - what a creative way to pay for cancer research! One sample of these cards includes “Pescado Fresco” by Jane Davila, pictured here (now in the collection of Janelle Girod). This card is from the 2005 FFAC Online Sale.

If you want to contribute to the next postcard sale, which will be held at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago on April 7- 9, 2006, just follow the links below:

• Virginia Spiegel’s Website: You can access the information about “Fiberart for a Cause” when you click on that link on her home page.
• If you can’t pick up the Winter Cloth Paper Scissors magazine to learn how to make fiberart postcards, you can find instructions at Deb Richardson’s Blog or at the art2mail web site.
• The American Cancer Society: The site that will tell you why they need your support.
• You can order a subscription to Cloth Paper Scissors here at Quiltshome.