Save the Date for 2024 – Saturday, Sept. 21!
Please note: The deadline for donating quilts and items to the 2024 Quilt Auction will be EARLIER, on Aug. 16, 2024, to give our staff and volunteers more time to process more than 300 wonderful items 🙂
The 2023 Ewalu Quilt Auction (held Sept. 16) was another great success, raising net proceeds of $50,200 (after expenses)! We thank God for the dozens of donors who make the quilts and hand-crafted items, for the many bidders who take these lovely items home, and for our faithful volunteers who give their time and energy for many weeks leading up to this annual event. We couldn’t do it without all of you! Thank you for your support of the ministry at Ewalu!
About Ewalu’s Quilt Auction
Held annually for more than 35 years with the help and support of congregations, quilters, and volunteers, more than 300 quilts are donated to the camp, plus numerous hand-crafted items are given to raise additional funds. These funds support projects and capital improvements that the camp cannot achieve through the annual operating budget.
Join us for live music, a worship service, and more than 300 quilts and quality hand-crafted items displayed for review. A free-will lunch is served at noon, and the live auction starts at 1:00 p.m. It is a day to celebrate and support the incredible ministry that occurs at Camp Ewalu!
Supporting This Event
This event would not be possible without the generosity of quilters and crafters throughout eastern Iowa. Additional support comes through congregations, quilt/fabric shops, Thrivent Financial, local businesses and organizations in areas like In-lieu-quilt gifts, advertising, event supplies, and more!
Quilters & Crafters: Please consider making a quilt or item for the auction. To provide variety and interest in the auction, we also auction other hand-made items, especially wooden items such as wooden bowls. Though over 300 items are donated for the auction, we can only put about 130 items in the live auction. All other items are either put up for bids in the Online Auction (including top-quality items!), or priced and sold in the “Country Store” on Sept. 16. If you are unable to donate a completed item, we also accept quilt tops, squares, pieces, batting, and other quilt or craft supplies.
In lieu of quilts: If you are unable to donate a quilt or craft item, there are still ways to help! You can make a monetary gift in lieu of an item; donate baked goods, plants and fresh produce for the food stand; or volunteer to demonstrate your craft trade at the event. We also rely on volunteers for operating the food stand and Country Store.
THANK YOU!
There’s an amazing story unfolding here through the ministry of Camp Ewalu. It’s the story of God’s love made transparent through Christ and demonstrated through the generosity of many supporters like you. Thank you for the many creative ways that you support this ministry. We look forward to working with you as we come together for this year’s Quilt Auction!
