"auction type donation quilts" ouch! My auctioned quilts were for school children who travel on long trips and the quilts were as strong and as fun (for kids) as I could make, all with themes that fit the students' efforts. The desk at the auction told me that they were considered "perfect for the kids". I can't speak for everyone, but my auction quilts and other charity quilts are the best I can do. They are NOT art quilts, or the most complicated but they are the best I can do, as is every quilt I make. Yes, for charity I use fabrics that are no longer my favorite for giving to the fall blanket drive. What pleases me any more may not please someone else, and I liked the fabrics enough once to buy them. I think many quilters like to think of the possible person who may get the quilt they are making and that they don't sew "down" because they don't really care that much about who ever will get it.
Last edited by Sierra; 07-13-2012 at 05:07 PM.