My experiences making and donating quilts and totes for local fund raisers has not been pleasant. You get lots of compliments but no one wants to spend the money. Anything I do from now on will be small with not so much time and money invested in it. I still make quilts for QuiltsForKids and enjoy it. I've made several for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. I'd like to get involved on a more local level with a hospital or veterans' home and get away from postage costs though.