Winner of Breast Cancer Quilt claims her prize

"A woman from Freeland who lost her sister to breast cancer is the winner of the 2000 Breast Cancer Quilt raffle, held to raise money in the fight against the deadly disease. "

“Judith Martin of Island Fabrics, left, presents this year’s breast cancer quilt to delighted raffle winner Carol Ann Briggs of Freeland.A woman from Freeland who lost her sister to breast cancer is the winner of the 2000 Breast Cancer Quilt raffle, held to raise money in the fight against the deadly disease.Carol Ann Briggs bought 20 tickets in the raffle for the Flying Geese quilt made by Friends of Island Fabrics and other quilters. The square-within-a-square quilt is foundation pieced using 100 percent cotton fabrics, and was machine quilted, said Island Fabrics owner Judith Martin, who has sponsored the quilt raffle annually.Proceeds from the raffle totaled $1,162, which will be donated to Whidbey General Hospital’s Medical Ambulatory Care Unit to help with expenses of breast cancer patients that their insurance doesn’t cover.Briggs arrived at Island Fabrics to claim her prize with her husband and niece, who lost her mother to breast cancer in 1998. My sister is a big reason I support the fund-raising effort, Briggs said. “