Lesson learned
08-08-2013, 02:10 PM
#31
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It is beautiful. Whoever was in charge of the auction items should not have sold it outright, and certainly not for such a small amount of money! Perhaps the person running the auction is not familiar with the value of quilts. If you donate another, school them on the value and don't be shy about it. They know the value of purchased donated goods that come from big box stores and local businesses - they should know the value of all donated items so they don't short change the charity or cause due to ignorance.
08-08-2013, 02:19 PM
#32
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Originally Posted by Grandma of 6
Your quilt is beautiful. Maybe it can be a consolation that many, many people will enjoy the beauty.
08-08-2013, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by skowron5
This was not bid for. The person who wanted it saw it before it was even done and said she wanted to purchase it. One thing is she familiar with quilting, she is well known in the community and has money so we thought we would do better than putting in a silent auction. Believe me I never would have not given a starting price is I had known. She also knows me and had an idea how much I had put into it. I guess that is why she has money.
08-08-2013, 02:42 PM
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Very cool quilt.
Sorry to say, been there, done that. Myself. Never will give one to an auction again!
I was at a charity auction where a quilt was going to go very low. It was a pretty queen size log cabin in civil war repro, professionally LA'd. The quilter was sitting there in shock. Having been in her shoes I know exactly what she was thinking...should have cut a check, all that work for nothing! I knew how much the quilter had into it so I jumped the bid to that. The room got really silent. Not often you see a bid go up 300% in ten seconds but I was appalled at these people and it was a good cause.
I cut the check to that charity and then donated to another charity with better donors.
Sorry to say, been there, done that. Myself. Never will give one to an auction again!
I was at a charity auction where a quilt was going to go very low. It was a pretty queen size log cabin in civil war repro, professionally LA'd. The quilter was sitting there in shock. Having been in her shoes I know exactly what she was thinking...should have cut a check, all that work for nothing! I knew how much the quilter had into it so I jumped the bid to that. The room got really silent. Not often you see a bid go up 300% in ten seconds but I was appalled at these people and it was a good cause.
I cut the check to that charity and then donated to another charity with better donors.
08-08-2013, 03:07 PM
#38
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How nice of you to do that. I was so sure this woman would give a good price I didn't even think of putting a starting price on it. The sad thing is there were others that were interested and may have paid more. Sure I feel hurt I but I felt so bad for the Benefit because I was hoping to get them more.
Originally Posted by seamstome
Very cool quilt.
Sorry to say, been there, done that. Myself. Never will give one to an auction again!
I was at a charity auction where a quilt was going to go very low. It was a pretty queen size log cabin in civil war repro, professionally LA'd. The quilter was sitting there in shock. Having been in her shoes I know exactly what she was thinking...should have cut a check, all that work for nothing! I knew how much the quilter had into it so I jumped the bid to that. The room got really silent. Not often you see a bid go up 300% in ten seconds but I was appalled at these people and it was a good cause.
I cut the check to that charity and then donated to another charity with better donors.
Sorry to say, been there, done that. Myself. Never will give one to an auction again!
I was at a charity auction where a quilt was going to go very low. It was a pretty queen size log cabin in civil war repro, professionally LA'd. The quilter was sitting there in shock. Having been in her shoes I know exactly what she was thinking...should have cut a check, all that work for nothing! I knew how much the quilter had into it so I jumped the bid to that. The room got really silent. Not often you see a bid go up 300% in ten seconds but I was appalled at these people and it was a good cause.
I cut the check to that charity and then donated to another charity with better donors.
08-08-2013, 04:10 PM
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It's gorgeous, wonderful fabric choices and beautifully done. What you did was a wonderful thing, and if it's hanging where folks who are facing the fear of a terrible illness can enjoy it and find some distraction and pleasure in its beauty, that is worth more than somebody's cheapness can ever be.
In each of the last two years, I donated a full sized quilt. Both were professionally quilted, as the actual quilting is definitely not my strong suit. One, like yours, did not raise enough to cover the cost of my materials, let alone the quilting I paid for. Although I was disappointed, esp. as the family the fund raiser was for didn't even acknowledge it, I did another the following year. The exact opposite happened - much money was made, a young family with a catastrophically ill mother was helped, and many folks commented on how beautiful it is. The experience has caused me to think more carefully about causes that I will donate quilts to; I'd definitely do it again for a cause that was meaningful to me.
You should be proud of your beautiful work, and the generousity with which it was given.
In each of the last two years, I donated a full sized quilt. Both were professionally quilted, as the actual quilting is definitely not my strong suit. One, like yours, did not raise enough to cover the cost of my materials, let alone the quilting I paid for. Although I was disappointed, esp. as the family the fund raiser was for didn't even acknowledge it, I did another the following year. The exact opposite happened - much money was made, a young family with a catastrophically ill mother was helped, and many folks commented on how beautiful it is. The experience has caused me to think more carefully about causes that I will donate quilts to; I'd definitely do it again for a cause that was meaningful to me.
You should be proud of your beautiful work, and the generousity with which it was given.
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