Originally Posted by BellaBoo

I threw one little tiny fit when I joined the guild and saw the quality of quilts being made for various childrens charity. The fabric was the ugly no one wanted, the blends, the cheap, the stiff yucky batting, the doesn't matter how it looks type quilting. I was ashamed to know I was part of it something so cheesy looking. Now the kid quilts are made with kid fabric, nice soft batting, and decent machine quilting. At first everyone said the guild didn't have the funds for nice fabric and batting. I suggested that several $250 guest speakers not be invited to lecture until we could afford them and the fabric. I noticed the quality level of sewing went up along with the quality of the supplies. No one wanted to mess up the good stuff!