Thank you :o)

Bidding has ended now for my Handmade Help/eBay auction to aid the Vic Bushfire Appeal. I'd like to thank all the people who bid on the kit when it was on eBay (before and after it was removed). I started the auction at $80 and I'm pleased to bits that it reached $135.00. Such a fabulous result. Thank you :o). Every cent will go to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
HUGE big thanks go to Kim who put in the highest bid - I'll be in touch for your snail mail address Kim :o).

Here we go again!!!!!

Okay, it's my Handmade Help auction take 2!!! My listing, like loads of others with proceeds going to Vic Bushfire Appeal or Red Cross etc., has been removed. No problem though ... I'm going to continue the auction here. The starting price is what it finished on ebay at ... $133.00, so if anyone would like to leave a bid please do it here by leaving a comment - or if you'd prefer to be anonymous you can email me at - joy(at)joypatch(dot)com and I will adjust the "highest bid" on the bottom of this post :o). Please note, I will need your email address so if you make a bid so please be sure its not 'anonymous' - No "anonymous" bids will be accepted.So here's the deal ..... you get the kit to make a "Diamonds and Braids" quilt-as-you-go quilt (61" x 63") , almost the same as the one pictured above, only the charm squares are slightly different. Included in the kit is a Moda "Laurel" jellyroll, 1 yard Moda "Oak Leaves and Reel"; 1 yard Moda "Simplicity"; 40 x 5" Moda "Laurel" charm squares and a "Diamonds and Braids" pattern by 'JoyPatch' (that's me :o)!!!). You will need to provide backing fabric and batting yourself.So come on Fellow bloggers .... every cent of the highest bid for this auction will go to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Auction will run until 8pm Brisbane time Tuesday 17th February.

There are loads more items up for auction at Handmade Help - just click on the button on the top of my sidebar to see them :o)

First bid $135.00 received - Thank you :o)

Handmade Help for Victorian Bushfire Appeal

I really didn't think it would take long for blogland to come through with a way to raise funds for our Victorian neighbours who have lost so much in the bushfires. I'm so pleased to join in with Cindy and Gillian with their ebay and etsy auctions to raise money for these stricken families. Cindy has even started a special blog for just that reason!!You can click on that button or the one in my side bar and from there you can view all the auctions that are ongoing ... you can also check out the ones that have finished. Big thanks to Cindy and Gillian for doing this :o).

I have listed a kit for one of my JoyPatch patterns. It's a quilt-as-you-go pattern called "Diamonds and Braids". The kit is to make a quilt almost the same as the one pictured above, only the charms squares a slightly different. Included in the kit is a Moda "Laurel" jellyroll, 1 yard Moda "Oak Leaves and Reel"; 1 yard Moda "Simplicity"; 40 x 5" Moda "Laurel" charm squares and a "Diamonds and Braids" pattern by JoyPatch. You will have to provide batting and backing fabric for yourself. The auction is open to international bidders too, but postage is pretty exy to overseas from here so please keep that in mind when you bid. All proceeds from my auction will go to the Victorian Bushfire appeal. Please go and have a look and maybe bid on one of the items listed at Handmade Help.

Janet at Wildcraft Farm is also selling items with proceeds going to the bushfire appeal ... you can check her blog out here. Also check out Melly and Me's blog as they are running silent auctions. Karen at Mrs Martin's quilt shop is collecting blocks and quilt tops to be made into quilts for the fire victims so if you have something you'd like to donate you can click here. You can still donate $$$ to Red Cross directly by clicking here. Any way at all that you can help will be appreciated as so many have lost everything.

Talk soon ...............