Greyhound Placement

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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 65” by 72.” It is the second quilt made by Eleanor Greenwood and Peggy Voakes using photos of dogs adopted through MGPS. Many of the photos, some submitted by adopters and some taken by Eleanor, have been computer-edited by Eleanor to emphasize the dogs. The photos were then computer-printed on cotton lawn fabric. The setting is based on the look of old photograph albums, including color-coordinated “photo-corners” on each block. The rainbows indicate the dogs who were known to be waiting at the Bridge prior to the quilt’s completion. The quilt is softly multi-colored with blue and yellow borders, is hand- and machine-quilted, and finished with a sleeve for hanging.

These photo quilts have been a joy to work on. We thank all of you who have participated in this photo-on-fabric experiment. We hope everyone will recognize and enjoy the beauty, familiar expressions and poses, and love represented on this quilt.

Eleanor & Peggy

The winning ticket will be drawn at the Quarterly Meeting this December. Don’t miss your chance to purchase your tickets and be the one to enjoy this quilt on your own wall or bed, or surprise someone with a terrific holiday gift.

Tickets are $1/each; 6/$5; 13/$10 and are available through the Click & Pledge buttons on this site, at a Meet & Greet in your area, or through MGPS at 207-626-2893. 100% of ticket sales go to support the basic needs of the greyhounds at MGPS while they are waiting for their forever homes.


Angus White enjoying his win	"Photo Finish I"
We were so pleased and excited to open a package the other day to find we had won the quilt. It's so beautiful! It's especially meaningful to us because it has the picture of our sweet greyhound, Sugar, right in the center. The big decision now is to decide how best I want to display it. The loving workmanship and countless hours involved in the making of the quilt by Peggy Voakes and Eleanor Greenwood is amazing and truly appreciated. I think of that every time I look at it. We will cherish this wonderful work of art. Sincerely grateful, Ann and Everett White

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