Self made kits
A number of us in the guild I belong to have an abundance of scraps we want to use in donation quilts. We would like to put together kits for other guild members to assemble and then donate the quilts back to the places we as a guild support. Some of us like to cut, others like to sew etc and by combining our efforts we feel we could make more donation quilts than if everyone just did it on their own. It might also be fun to be able to make something with someone else's fabric since we often get tired of our own fabric stash.
We are pondering as to how pull this off. We would like to do something more than quilts made out of 5" squares. Several members have die cutters that can be used. We were thinking along the lines of quilt as you go method because that would also let us use more scraps for backing and make it easier for those with smaller throat machines to be able to quilt the quilt comfortably. We only have one member who has a long-arm and she is on inactive status due to a change in her jobs. The kit would contain everything needed to complete the quilt with the exception of thread. It would be bagged with fabric for front, back and batting all cut and ready to assemble along with instructions.
Has anyone ever done anything like this? I'm looking for suggestions for patterns, who chooses patterns and any other logistical/management type issues that need to be addressed.
Suggestions needed and welcomed! Thanks.