Quilted with Love

COMMUNITY LITERACY FOUNDATION TO HOST 2nd annual ONLINE BABY QUILT AUCTION

Beginning Monday, February 3, the Community Literacy Foundation will host its 2nd annual online baby quilt auction: “Quilted with Love”. All proceeds from the month-long auction will benefit the Foundation’s Rooted in Reading project. Rooted in Reading is a community initiative that provides books to local pediatrician offices to be distributed at the baby’s one-month wellness visit. This initiative aims to educate new parents on the benefits of reading to their children beginning in infancy. By gifting a book to each newborn and their families, the Community Literacy Foundation upholds its mission of instilling and increasing a love of reading for community members of all ages.

Last year, “Quilted with Love” distributed handmade quilts to 22 of our top daily bidders and raised over $1,800 for the early literacy project.

This year, the online quilt auction will run from February 3 - 28. Bidding takes place on the Community Literacy Foundation’s Facebook page.

 

Everything you need to know.

Online auction bidding rules

Mark your calendars for Feb 3-28; the weekday bidding window is 7 AM - 9PM (CT)

  • Each weekday at 7 AM (CT), a new quilt and book bundle will be posted on the Community Literacy Foundation Facebook page

  • As of 9 PM (CT) each day, the highest bidder will win the quilt. Bids will not be accepted after 9 PM (CT)

  • Bidding for each quilt will start at $40 and will increase in increments of $5

  • Bids MUST be placed in the comments section of the original post. Please do not bid using a shared post.

  • Payment: The highest bidder will receive confirmation of their win and a payment link via Facebook Messenger. Payment must be received by 5 p.m. the following day; if payment is not submitted on time, the quilt will go to the next highest bidder.

  • Winners may pick up their quilt + book bundle at Neighborhood Reads (401 Lafayette St., Washington, MO 63090)

  • Domestic shipping is available for a flat fee of $9.99

  • Eight talented artisans and quilters donated 24 quilts for this auction. We thank each of them for sharing their time and talents with the foundation.

“If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.”
— Roald Dahl
 

Enjoy a few featured quilts from our 2024 auction.