Conquilt from Aussiecon 4 going up for auction

At Worldcon last year, which was Aussiecon4, nearly 100 authors, illustrators, publishers and editors who were present signed a square of fabric. Each piece of fabric was worked into a quilt to celebrate the SF community. Click on the picture for a larger version. This is Conquilt.

Now, Conquilt is being auctioned on eBay as a fundraiser for the local Melbourne convention, Continuum. International bidders are encouraged and worldwide postage is available (at cost to the auction winner). The quilt will be on display at Continuum 7, 10th June to the 13th June 2011, and the auction will run on eBay from 10th June to 20th June.

My signature is on there, but don't let that put you off. Look at this list of amazing names:

Alan Baxter Alastair Reynolds Alisa Krasnostein Alison Croggon Amanda Pillar

Andrew J. McKiernan Angie Rega Bill Congreve Bob Eggleton

Carrie Vaughn Cat Sparks Catherynne M. Valente Charles Stross

China Mieville Chris Miles (an associate of H. I. Larry) Chuck McKenzie

Cory Doctorow Deborah Biancotti Delia Sherman Dirk Flinthart

Duncan Lay Fiona McIntosh Foz Meadows Gail Carriger

Garth Nix George Ivanoff George R. R. Martin Gillian Polack

Glenda Larke Grace Duggan Howard Tayler Ian Irvine Ian Nichols

Jane Routley Jason Nahrung Jay Lake Jean Johnson Jenner

Jennifer Fallon Jetse de Vries John Scalzi Jonathan Strahan Juliet Marillier

K. A. Bedford K. J. Taylor Kaaron Warren Kaja Foglio Karen Haber

Karen Healey Kate Elliot Kate Paulk Kathleen Jennings Keith Stevenson

Kim Stanley Robinson Kirstyn McDermott Kyla Ward Lara Morgan

Leanne Hall Lisa L. Hannett Lucy Sussex Marianne de Pierres

Mary Victoria Matthew Hughes Michael Pryor Michelle Marquardt

Narrelle M. Harris Nick Stathopoulos Nicole R. Murphy Paul Collins

Paul Cornell Paul Haines Peter M. Ball Peter V. Brett Phil Foglio

Richard Harland Rjurik Davidson Rob Shearman Robert Hood Robert Silverberg

Russell B. Farr Russell Blackford Russell Kirkpatrick Seanan McGuire

Shane Jiraya Cummings Shaun Tan Sue Bursztynski Tansy Rayner Roberts

Tehani Wessely Tracey O'Hara Trent Jamieson Trudi Canavan

I've randomly bolded a few of the bigger names to give you an idea.

Conquilt was assembled by Rachel Holkner and award-winning quilter Jeanette Holkner. It is based on the pattern 'Tribble Trouble' by Martha Thompson. It measures 152 cm x 192 cm with a 5cm diameter rod pocket on the back for easy display. More details here.

This strikes me as a fairly bizarre item, but certainly a unique one and something that is likely to become more valuable over time and a true collector's item. So get bidding!

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