The school I worked had an annual basket raffle. Each class was responsible for a basket. Some classes were very creative. Pasta baskets, Chocolate lovers basket, Spa baskets, School supplies basket(put in a backpack), movie night basket, Game night basket, Cooking basket, Gardening basket, tea time baskets, coffee time baskets and BBQ baskets. It is late at night and that is all I can remember.
Hope this gives you some ideas. I like the idea of a quilter's basket, but I think it is way to limited for most people.