Abstract: An easel for use in the quilting art is provided. The easel has a design board has a front, working surface upon which a person who is creating a quilt may compose a quilt block from individual pieces of fabric. Either extending from, or attached to a back surface of the design board, the easel has a selectively collapsible, support assembly. Two selectively pivotable legs and a rib of the support assembly allow the easel to be stored or transported in a substantially flat condition and/or erected into a substantially standing position when in use. A woven, preferably, microfiber fabric sized to fit around and cover the front, working surface of the design board, is also provided. The fabric being selectively removable and able to be laundered. A storage case is included.

Abstract: An easel for use in the quilting art is provided. The easel has a design board has a front, working surface upon which a person who is creating a quilt may compose a quilt block from individual pieces of fabric. Either extending from, or attached to a back surface of the design board, the easel has a selectively collapsible, support assembly. Two selectively pivotable legs and a rib of the support assembly allow the easel to be stored or transported in a substantially flat condition and/or erected into a substantially standing position when in use. A woven, preferably, microfiber fabric sized to fit around and cover the front, working surface of the design board, is also provided. The fabric being selectively removable and able to be laundered. A storage case is included.

Abstract: A system and method of administering auctions having a plurality of steps and components to determine the location of an event, to determine boundaries for the location and to determine as to whether a received actual bid came from a bidder within the boundaries. Auctions, it will be understood, include but are not limited to silent auction type auctions, as well as sales of goods using traditional sales of goods transactions.

Abstract: A syringe tray having a plurality of circumferentially spaced sockets for frictionally receiving the needle sheaths of syringes. The sockets have longitudinal slots so that each sheath can be pivoted about a distal end portion thereof and moved through the slot to position the sheath and syringe associated with it at a selected angle relative to the tray.