Greyhound Placement

Maine Greyhound Placement Service
Adoption Center
249 Old Belgrade Rd.
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207-626-2893 Fax: 207-626-2835
or email Scott Bruns at Greyhound Placement Service

This quilt is all cotton and measures 60 ½” x 75 ¼”. Many of the photos, some submitted by adopters and some taken by Eleanor Greenwood, have been computer-edited by Eleanor using Adobe Photoshop, typically for size and/or format. In some cases, editing was done to emphasize the dog(s) rather than the environment in which a photo was taken. The photos were then computer-printed on cotton lawn fabric. Peggy Voakes designed and completed the layout so that the pictures and decoration would fit together with the dogs facing center. Her motif of checkerboards, stars, footprints, hearts, flowers, and rainbows in the sashing tells the retired racing greyhound story in symbolic form. The overall impression is one of perfect balance and harmony with shape, color, size, pattern, texture, content, and expression. Hearts and stars seemed an appropriate theme and then some of the dogs’ names’ started providing further inspiration. The rainbows indicate the dogs who were known to be waiting at The Bridge prior to the quilt’s completion. The quilt is hand and machine-quilted and finished with a sleeve for hanging. Photo Finish I has taken a year-and-a-half from Eleanor’s brilliant conception to Peggy’s creative energy turning an idea into reality and completion. The project included Eleanor taking several computer classes at night and math skills Peggy didn’t know she had! Anyone who wins this quilt will be very lucky.

Peggy: “This quilt has been a joy to work on. I have fallen in love with every one of your dogs and because of the love and kindness you’ve given them, which I see reflected in each dog’s eyes, I’ve fallen in love with every one of you too.

I hope you all like this quilt as much as I do. Whether your dog’s photo is on the quilt (there will be one more quilt of photos, next year) or not, I know you will see familiar expressions, poses, and emotions which will touch your heart.”

Eleanor: “This quilt could not have been produced without the participation of the many greyhound adopters who generously shared photos of their greyhounds or allowed them to be photographed at various MGPS events throughout the year. In that respect, this quilt is truly a community effort.

I wish to thank all those who were willing to participate in this photo-on-fabric experiment. I hope everyone, whether your greyhound(s) is on the quilt or not, will find the beauty in and be entertained by the greyhound antics depicted on the quilt, from the laughable to the sublime.

To Buy Tickets:
Go to Click and Pledge, or Contact MGPS at 207-626-2893, 249 Old Belgrade Rd., Augusta, ME 04330, or Greyhound Placement Service

Drawing will be October 2009 at Greyhounds Reach the Beach event, Dewey Beach, Delaware.

MGPS 2008
Raffle Quilt Winner

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To Everyone at the Maine Greyhound Placement Service:

Let it be known that I am the real winner of the beautiful Greyhound quilt that was a raffle drawing at Dewey Beach in October….. well, alright Dad bought the tickets and Mom put my name on one of them. They were at Dewey with Aunt Charlotte and cousin Jennie, a Greyhound.
No, I am not a Greyhound, but I believe I’m part Basenji and a wire hair terrier like an Airedale or some say a rough collie… really an All American Mixed Breed. However, I am a rescued dog. I was found in my parent’s pole barn about 13 years ago and that is why my name is Honey Barnett. I live with a pit bull/yellow lab mix who was rescued as a 8 to 12 week old puppy from being thrown in a pit in South Philadelphia so other dogs could learn to fight and kill others. His name is Rocky Balboa. Can you guess why? We also live with a cat named Piebald, who is at least part Siamese, because she has mottled fur and talks a lot. A friend of a friend found her and her 4 kittens nailed in a crate in the woods while walking. So you see we are all rescues in this house.

I wish to thank Miss Eleanor and Miss Peggy for making the beautiful quilt. Mom won’t let me near it, but I do get to see it at night hanging on the quilt rack at the foot of their bed.

Best to all,
Honey
Honey Barnett (Adopted by Jim & Lynn Kuder, Newtown, PA)
Dictated 12/8/08

This quilt is the last in a series of three unique quilts made by Eleanor Greenwood of ME, who hand-appliquéd the squares, and Peggy Voakes of VT, who pieced and quilted the top by hand and machine. The quilt is all cotton and measures 65” x 80”. The greyhound squares are made from a variety of calico and shirting fabrics. They are sashed with muslin and homespun plaids, giving the quilt an antique New England look. Finished with a sleeve for hanging, this quilt will impart that warm, traditional feeling to any room in which it is displayed. It has also been professionally tested and is guaranteed nap-worthy, making you feel as warm and cozy as your greyhound is, curled up asleep on your sofa.
“Forever Homespun” clearly shows Eleanor’s and Peggy’s love of greyhounds. Show your support of MGPS and love of greyhounds by taking a chance to make it yours.

Tickets: $1.00/each; 6/$5.00; 13/$10.00

To buy or obtain tickets to sell:
Contact MGPS at 207-626-2893, 249 Old Belgrade Rd, Augusta ME 04330, or Greyhound Placement Service
Also available at the Tally Ho Shop and Meet & Greet events

Drawing will be October 2008 at Greyhounds Reach the Beach event, Dewey Beach, Delaware.