I had made 4 sets of pillowcases several weeks ago and tucked away. I think that would be great to donate. Whatever they bring will help the family with medical expenses.Originally Posted by Knitnoid
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I had made 4 sets of pillowcases several weeks ago and tucked away. I think that would be great to donate. Whatever they bring will help the family with medical expenses.
I had made 4 sets of pillowcases several weeks ago and tucked away. I think that would be great to donate. Whatever they bring will help the family with medical expenses.
think long and hard about whether or not you want to do it. It takes a lot of work - time and cost and the return might be minimal. How is the donation going to be used - Is it a door prize, auction, silent or otherwise. Do you want your work to sell for a fraction of the cost in time and money. the one who ask probably doesn't realize the cost in making a quilt. If you don't care then go for it. I donated an item to a local event thinking it would be auctioned and discovered it was given as a door prize. I don't give any more. And the pressure to get it finished even if you have a top. what size do they want? Do you get my drift?
I'd use previous years income at the silent auction as a gauge as to what I donated. If a quilt brought in a good amount of money, do that. Consider if a cash donation might be better for you. You sure don't want to spend a hundred plus for a quilt that will go for $50.
Since this is before Christmas, how about making some flannel pillowcases with holiday themes? Maybe a couple pair of nicer pillowcases for adults, and a few fun ones for kids (and kids at heart!) It's my experience that pillowcases are fairly cheap to make and pretty well received, not to mention, easy and quick to make.
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Runners. We made several for church craft sale and they all went. Use a simple pattern and nice fabrics. Easy pattern and simple quilting and they will sell! Oh, and tell them the value - fabric, etc. plus add in for your time. We got $30-$50 for a good profit.
"The business of life is making memories. In the end, it is all we have." Butler Charlie Carson, Downton Abbey, season 4, episode 3, PBS.
I totally agree with this. At our church fair we do well with tablerunners - holiday and glitsy fabrics catch the eye and sell best. Donating money is also a good option - it's disappointing to see something sold for much less than it is worth. I would rather give a quilt to someone I care about than see it sold for pennies on the dollar.
Since it's right before the holidays, how about a Christmas tree skirt and/or stockings? Christmas or Hanukkah wall hanging? I guess silent auctions are easy for the coordinators but they seldom bring high returns; I would try to spend as little as possible, on the materials.
Neesie
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One of the clubs I belong to are going to have a silent auction (within our club) to raise money to donate to a couple local food banks. I'm donating a few hand made items that don't have a lot of value, but have taken some time---------tissue covers, shopping bags, casserole covers. I've decided I am going to set aside $20 to bid on my own items. If the highest bid is low, I'll bid and take the stuff back home. $20 is very little to spend that way. That is going to be in addition to other folks items that I bid on.
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Here's another option - make one of the no sew blankets. Corinthian Mills usually has fleece at good prices. Since the fleece is 60" wide, you would need about 3 1/4 yards to make a double sided 5' x 5' lap quilt. Material cost would probably be under $20 and I don't know of anyone who doesn't like these. They are so easy to make that you won't feel you put a lot of time into it.
Two friends who have been quilting for decades were telling me their feelings about donating quilts for fundraisers.
They each made a quilt for a similar cause. One was raffled off, the other done as a silent auction is a high traffic better than mid price restaurant (the benefit was for a staff person).
The raffled quilt brought in more than $500.00, the silent auction quilt brought in around $70.00.
Where we live there are fairly strict rules around holding a raffle, where as a silent auction does not appear to be regulated.
I often see items at silent auctions going for 25 - 50% of their value.
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