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It’s Up To Us Now – Montana – Let’s Keep This Senate Seat

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It’s my hope that what we are seeing is the last gasp from the right wing, as they fight to hold on to the privilege they feel entitled to.

In the end, we, the American people – not any of our institutions – have to save our democracy by voting in defense of that democracy this fall. The responsibility is ours. ~ Eric Holder

Quilt Raffle for Four Directions in Montana – We Need To Keep This Senate Seat

Quiltingfool has made us another gorgeous quilt to auction off, this time for Four Directions in Montana!

Let’s keep Jon Tester in his seat, shall we, and go for 51 or 52 seats in the Senate.

This stunning quilt is square – 94″ x 94″.  (Quilt would sell for $575)

Here’s a close-up of the center of the quilt.  I love the colors, and the design, hope you guys like it, too.

Raffle tickets are $25 each, same process as last time.

There will be 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prizes – quilt blocks – more details to come.  So 4 chances to win!

Hoping we can get our Montan thermometer up to $45,000 – with the $30,000 match we got before the holidays and the $5,000 angle match check that’s not reflected in the thermometer, that will give Four Directions a total of $80,000 from us for Montana.

Quick update on Four Directions and Montana

Next week, the folks at Four Directions (OJ, Barb, their daughter Donna, and Bret) will be meeting with Tribal Leaders from the Blackfeet Nation and Fort Belknap Indian Community at the Coalition of Tribes meeting on March 8-9, 2024 in Las Vegas to discuss Four Directions’ Get-Out-The-Native-Vote campaign, including planning the initial road trip in mid-April to start recruitment of Native staff for training and engagement.

Bret and I have a call scheduled for March 10 so he can fill me in on some of the planning, so look for more detailed information soon!

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  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    If you want to buy raffle tickets, make your donation through the Four Directions Montana and send me an email message.

    Be sure to include your nym in the email message!

    Otherwise, totally open thread!

  2. 2.

    lowtechcyclist

    I received the quilt I won in the Ukraine raffle earlier this week.  It’s so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes.  Thank you so much, Quiltingfool, for your beautiful handiwork!  And thanks, WG, for organizing these fundraisers!

    Once I got the word that I’d won, I’d intended this quilt to be an anniversary present for my wife, but our wedding anniversary isn’t for another twelve weeks, and it’s gonna be hard holding off for so long; it’s just a question of how far in advance I break down and give it to her.

  3. 3.

    dnfree

    @WaterGirl: ​  I have just continued the monthly donation to Four Directions from a long time ago, but I don’t know what state it’s directed to or if it’s just general.​
     
    Edited to add that I don’t mean that should qualify for the quilt, just that I hope it’s in the thermometer! I’ll put in a donation for the raffle.

  4. 4.

    Marleedog

    In for $100. I just said to my wife today that I would give some money to  Jon Testor, and this is close enough, so perfect timing, and a chance to win a gorgeous piece of art to boot

    Email sent to watergirl at balloon-juice.com

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    @dnfree: The Four Directions folks have told me that they if a person has recurring donations, they can easily make a change on their end so that the donations go to the state we want.

    So let’s say you signed up when we had the 4 Directions GA thermometer up a couple of years ago, but now GA doesn’t have a senate race and may not be competitive for the presidential race, so if you let me know you could redirect it to Montana or AZ or Nevada, for instance.

    Anyone who might want to pursue that, just drop me an email message.

  8. 8.

    Almost Retired

    I’m in for $50 when I get home. I didn’t think I was a “quilt person,” but after seeing these spectacular auction quilts, evidently I am!!

  11. 11.

    WaterGirl

    Forgot to say this up top:   (but added now)

    There will be 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prizes – quilt blocks – more details to come.  

    So you have 4 chances to win!

  12. 12.

    Marleedog

    @WaterGirl:

    O.K., thanks, I should have thought of that I suppose. I surely get enough spam, and don’t need to be a target for more.  I recently ended up getting deluged by Newsmax, heavens knows why, it not a site I have visited.

  13. 13.

    Quiltingfool

    I haven’t made the blocks (for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th) yet, but they will look a bit like the quilt.

    I just got done fusing the appliqués on the Ukraine raffle blocks – lots and lots of sunflower petals!  I can’t promise the exact date for completion, because now I’ve got to sew all the pieces down before quilting, and do other stuff for other people, you know how it is!

    So many projects, so little time!

  14. 14.

    H.E.Wolf

    Spectacular quilt – wow!!

    Thanks also for the update on Four Directions. They have an impressive record of success.

  21. 21.

    Quiltingfool

    @WaterGirl: You make a fabric design the size of a postcard, then quilt that fabric with batting.  This is trimmed and fused to postcard stock.  Then you do decorative stitching around the edges.

    Think of it as “tiny quilting!”

    I wouldn’t recommend mailing it, unless you put it in an envelope, lol!

  24. 24.

    PatrickG

    ‏donated! But I won a quilt in the last raffle (yay!) so will let others have a chance this time around.

  30. 30.

    lowtechcyclist

    @HinTN:

    @WaterGirl:

    OK, I’m going to go upstairs right now and cover her side of the bed with it!  She won’t see it until we go to bed, so I’ll fill you in on her reaction tomorrow. :-

    ETA: It’s on the bed, waiting for her!

  34. 34.

    Alice

    Gorgeous quilt! You have a great eye for color, @Quiltingfool.

    For those who don’t know, Lone Star quilts are important to Native Americans in Montana and other Plains states – missionaries taught quilting to the tribes and star quilts became symbolic replacements for buffalo robes. They are still made and given as gifts of honor.

    I’m in for $50.

  40. 40.

    Jesse

    I just set up a recurring monthly donation to Four Directions for this. Fired up, ready to go! Let’s help Tester win this.

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