A happy story.... A quilt that was made for a fund raiser by a guild that met at my fave LQS brought $2700. The committee to build a new fire station was savy at how to get the most for efforts. They sold tickets for about six months at numerous local "fairs" and advertised it with photos in the local paper. Also most of the residents who bought tickets have a vested interest in seeing the firehouse built and know the value of such a quilt.