Originally Posted by
willferg
Maybe you could suggest using all the best stuff first, and if at some point you run low you could consider using the imperfect pieces...or those could be donated to an animal shelter to help other less fortunate creatures.
I think it's always a fine line comparing what we would accept for ourselves versus what someone with nothing would accept, but then again it's not very gracious to ask someone with nothing to accept what we ourselves find unacceptable. I think the lady in charge is not being very gracious, despite her no-doubt good intent...
Ditto to this. Also, you might want to look for another charity group. If you joined to make friends within the church, you are going to have to quietly, but kindly, look for ways to circumvent the leader's frugality. By that, I mean, don't criticize openly and maybe ask if you can look through the materials to find something that might work better. Charity doesn't mean ugly or ruined...WWJD? Does the church really want to be represented by ugliness? Better to have 5 nice quilts to donate than 10 ugly ones. Really, you may just need to look for another group.