Saturday, August 6, 2011

A Visit from Holly and This Year's Quilt

Mom has been a part of the Airedale Quilting Bee for quite a few years now.    On Thursday, mom got to meet  one of  her favorite bee members - Miss Holly.    She lives in Canada so she came a long way to visit us!

I'm letting her know that she can't just go petting me without asking.  Holly totally understood and respected my wishes.

She got to walk me from the barn to the house and I was very grateful.  You can touch me now, Miss Holly!
 Holly has an Airegirl named Ginger who sounds like she and I could almost be twinsies. We're both very talkative and very bossy and very much princesses!  Ginger is more friendly towards hoomans and other dogs and I'm more aloof than she is. 

This is Ginger on her 10th birthday.  Is she celebrating in exactly the right right style or what?!
Way to go, Ginger!
Holly was walking me back to the house because the hoomans were going to Gouveia's for dindin.    

Holly and her husband, Steve and mom and dad decided to pick up pizza and take it with them.   They actually polished off 2 pizzas! This one happens to be shrimp and pesto. The other one was a red pie with mozzerella.  The wine was a delicious cabernet. 
And were we invited to go along with them and partake in the food and drink and fun?    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
But they did bring home ONE piece and we did get to enjoy that!
This is the quilt that the Airedale Quilting Bee is raffling off this year.    It's actually a quilt that was made in 2003 and it was won by one of the quilting bee ladies named Carol Elsworth.  She has very generously given it back to the bee.
This is the first quilt that our mom was involved with and she actually made 2 blocks for this project.  The biographies for this quilt are the original ones from 2003, which means that I am quite a bit younger!   This is me and Mr. Carrot, my favorite toy back then!
You'll have to click on the other block that mom made and you can see her looking a few years younger too!
If you can, please purchase tickets support Airedale rescue and maybe you could win this years' gorgeous quilt!

So until next time.............

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch

36 comments:

  1. It's very cool that you got to have a visit from miss Holly! It's always nice to meet other Aire-peeps!

    The quilt is beautimous! We will try to get our mom to buy some tickets!

    Aire-hugs,
    Penny & Patches

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  2. Are you gonna publish the linkie thing or did we miss it in this post. We think those quilts are bootiful.
    gussie n teka

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  3. As usual, we missed wally melon day. Boo hoo.

    The quilts are amazing. Momma would love one of those.

    Slobbers,
    mango

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  4. I Am glad that you had fun with Holly. That is a very beautiful quilt. I will have to show this to Aunt Linda, she will love it!! Did they bring you home any Pizza?

    wags
    Jazzi and Addy

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  5. What a gorgeous quilt-we're forwarding this link to our good friend who rescues Airedales & Wire Fox Terriers-she'll love it!

    So glad you were able to meet and share a delicious dinner with Holly.

    P.S. We were relieved to read that you got to have a least one piece of pizza:-)

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  6. Fabulous quilt. I sent it on to our beloved Sarge's mom, but I think I'm going to have to make some "donations" of my own. Gosh though... if I win... can be a good girl and share?!

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  7. Hi Maggie & Mitch
    What a beautiful quilt. We donated.
    Love Ruby & Penny

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  10. I am excited about this years quilt. I'll be getting some tickets, just need to find the site! Maybe we'll eventually win one!! Maggie your personality is alot like BabyRocketDog's too. She'd prefer to play ball rather than to shmooze with srangers.
    xx-Baby & Hootie's mom

    ps-SO sorry I messed up on the comment posting.

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  11. Over the years the Airedale quilts have raised big money for Airedale Rescue. Maybe if all the previous winners donated back their quilts, I'd have a better chance of finally winning one. Ha!

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  12. That quilt is lovely. Every year when Mom sees your quilts, she vows that she'll make a PWD quilt. So far, no quilt, but she claims she's getting it organized. We'll see!
    Morgan, Tsar and the Porties

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  13. What a nice visit with Ms. Holly
    Benny & Lily

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  14. That quilting project is so nice and what a beautiful quilt! The pizza sounds so tasty, glad you got a taste.

    Enjoy your weekend.

    Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and ???

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  15. It is great that you got to meet Holly, and that your family enjoyed some time with her. The quilt is wonderful - you have such talented humans!

    Woofs,
    Riley

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  16. Ohh looks like you and Mitch had a very nice visit with Miss Holly.

    That quilt is just beautiful.

    woos, Tessa

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  17. The quilt is beautiful, bellissima, I never seen one so beautiful and with all those cute airedale on!I want one!How much time do you need to make one? It seems a hard work but the result is really worth it.

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  18. Beautiful quilt...hope you get lots of money.

    Pizza...we've never had that.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella

    We don't like people touching us much either.

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  19. hi m & m!
    oh we always love to see the quilts you all make together with love!
    each block is magic!
    how fun that you all got to meet miss holly!
    how wonderful!

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  20. That quilt is beautiful and you are soooo lucky to visit with Miss. Holly!
    Have a nice weekend!
    xxoo
    Deborah

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  21. That is a beautiful quilt!! The visit really sounds like fun too!! Lots of love, Debbie & Holly

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  22. Oh what a gorgeous , gorgeous quilt!
    Such talented hands,, creating the quilts made with love!

    We love it!
    love
    tweedles

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  23. That sure is a beautiful quilt

    Kari
    http://dogisgodinreverse.com

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  24. We just printed out a donation form. That is the coolest quilt we have ever seen :)

    Wyatt and Stanzie

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  25. What a fun visit!:) And what a beautiful quilt!:)

    Love,
    Teddy Bear & Sierra

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  26. How fabulous to meet Miss Holly, she certainly knows how to get on the right side of you with the icecream. The quilt is fabulous and what a great idea, they are so beautiful and would be such a family heirloom. Dex and Lou xxx

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  27. Can foreign Doggies participate in the Quilt Raffle? We would love a quilt like that! It is beeeeoooooootifoooooollllllll!!!!!

    You got pizza? Sounds nummy - Paddy can't have pizza - but sometimes D sneaks me a few nibbles - I like anything with melted cheese!

    Lot of cheesey licks

    Sally (and Paddy)

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  28. We are always amazed at the talent that goes into those quilts. They are breathtaking!

    Sugars,
    Mack and Mom

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  29. What a lovely quilt, your mom is so talented!

    My mom doesn't even know how to hold those knitting needle thingy :((

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  30. Oh to have a personal walker...you must be spoil ;)
    The quilt is absolutely beautiful.

    What fun you all have.
    Violet

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  31. Maggie and Mitch
    It suwe is lovely to have such special hoomans visiting..especially ones like Miss holly , who knows just what a gpwgeous diva Aiwegiwl needs.
    I think the quilt is bootiful and hope you can make lots of gween papews at the auction fow it
    smoochie kisses
    ASTA

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  32. How fun to meet Ginger's mom! And wow, you KNOW how much we love quilts! That is just gorgeous!!!
    Luv,
    Dave

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  33. Hi Maggie and Mitch.
    That's a beautiful quilt! What a great visit from Holly!

    Thor and Jack

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  34. Hi Maggie, Mitch and Sue: My dad finally remembered to donate so we're in. We think that everyone in your mom's group does beautiful work.

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  35. Maggie that's you? In a quilt? Straining eyes... how is that possible? PAWESOME!!

    I'm so happy for ya that a friend visited, and someone who appreciates pizza!

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