Quilted with Love

COMMUNITY LITERACY FOUNDATION TO HOST 3rd annual ONLINE BABY QUILT AUCTION

Beginning Monday, February 2, the Community Literacy Foundation will host its 3rd 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 about the benefits of reading to their children from 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 24 of our top daily bidders and were able to distribute over 1,000 new books to young readers at our partnered clinics.

This year, the online quilt auction will run from February 2 - 27. 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 2-27; the weekday bidding window is 7 AM - 9 PM (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

  • Twelve talented artisans and quilters donated 22 quilts for this auction. We thank each of them for their time and talents in supporting the foundation.

“Great children’s books are wisdom dipped in words and art.”
— Peter Reynolds
 

Enjoy a few featured quilts from our 2025 auction.