Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
Money maker idea for Quilt Guilds >

Money maker idea for Quilt Guilds

Money maker idea for Quilt Guilds

Old 08-05-2017, 04:58 PM
  #1  
Super Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
Default Money maker idea for Quilt Guilds

Since most guilds have a need to raise some funds for programs, charity work, etc. here's a suggestion:

our Guild has a yearly "garage sale"(held in our meeting location) where members, and sometimes others, donate items related to sewing. We almost always have a machine donated and LOTS of fabric yardage, patterns, books, magazines, & notions. We price things pretty cheap--set rate on books, magazine bundles, yardage at $2/yd, scrap bags (very popular) and then of course various items like quilt hangars, UFO's, some knitting items, etc. Almost every year we get a donation of some deceased seamtress' stash--helps the family & us.

We have found that putting ad in local paper, on FB, and the local swap/sell social media is all it takes. We have several people that sew for charities that know to come early every year and it really helps them get lots of fabric, etc at "dirt cheap" prices.

We also have found that a morning only sale is enough to get many people out and not be a full day commitment. Afterward, we recycle the magazines & some books that are paperback and patterns way out of date, rest of unsold items goes to a local charitable thrift shop.

I personally hate being the organizer (did my turn today) but if everyone prices items and there's a set price on the things you get lots of, then it is fairly easy.

This year we made almost $800 and had enough decent yardage left to make dinner scarves & fidget lap quilts for the local nursing homes.
quiltingshorttimer is offline  
Old 08-05-2017, 05:44 PM
  #2  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Long Island
Posts: 24,820
Default

excellent idea for quilt groups, thanks for the info.
lynnie is offline  
Old 08-05-2017, 06:48 PM
  #3  
Power Poster
 
dunster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
Posts: 15,130
Default

I was in a guild that did that. We simplified the pricing by wrapping each piece in a piece of yarn, the color corresponding to the approximate size of the piece. Then anything with yellow yarn was one price, red was another.
It was simpler than putting price tags on each item and made it possible for us to reduce prices at the end of the day by just changing the dollar amount corresponding to each color.

My current guild guild makes up baskets of the donated items and raffles them during a meeting. We buy tickets and place them in bags next to each basket full of quilting goodies, and then a ticket is picked from each bag.
dunster is offline  
Old 08-05-2017, 06:48 PM
  #4  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Dakotas
Posts: 2,965
Default

That's a "Win, Win" !!
tranum is offline  
Old 08-06-2017, 03:45 AM
  #5  
Power Poster
 
QuiltnNan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: western NY formerly MN, FL, NC, SC
Posts: 51,433
Default

thanks for the detailed suggestions
QuiltnNan is offline  
Old 08-06-2017, 03:46 AM
  #6  
Power Poster
 
QuiltnNan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: western NY formerly MN, FL, NC, SC
Posts: 51,433
Default

Dunster, i love your color idea
QuiltnNan is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
lynnie
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
17
11-22-2016 07:40 PM
craftybear
Offline Events, Announcements, Discussions
1
04-11-2011 05:08 AM
Kay M
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
19
05-28-2010 08:36 AM
ProLongarmARTQUILTER
Main
20
05-28-2009 09:32 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter