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Loopy wren---yes you are right if folks in US lived in the UK they wouldn't give them away---material costs so much over here,where do you buy from??
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My daughter is a painter. We have stacks of canvases. Some great, some incomplete. I complete my quilts but I am happy to make stacks of them. I am not wealthy, but this is my art.
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
Am in the process of selling off alot of it.
One of these days I'll list yardage on the Board. Hope you part with some of that Yankees fabric!! :D How much are you looking for? |
I make quilts usually for self and family. I also help piece and longarm quilts for our Project Warmth thru the Guild. So far have quilted 30 for them. The Guild I belong to does Project Warmth Quilts which are all made from donated fabrics. We have a work day once a month or you can do it on your own. As they are completed they are given to fire victims, pediatrics at the hospital, cancer patients, WAVI, Childrens home, soldiers that have been killed in action families and many other needs. It is not uncommon to give out close to 300 quilts a year.
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I have made a quilt for each of our six children and two quilts for each of our grandchildren (14), a baby quilt and then later a "big boy" or "big girl" quilt. I gave our grandson and his wife a quilt as a wedding gift in July, so I guess I'll have to make at least 13 more before I die. I do hand quilting so I had better get busy.
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I make mostly for Linus - made 100 for them last year and am well on the way this year - have donated 84 so far. I have no idea what it costs me for each quilt. I rarely buy $10 yd fabric My favorite are scrappy quilts. I love making quilts for Linus - I get to try all kinds of patterns and all kinds of color schemes.
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Originally Posted by mom-6
So far all the quilts I've done have been for family and friends. Once I get those all done, I will likely do some for others, but at the rate I'm going, that may be awhile.
It's really hard for me to tell how much any given quilt has cost because I tend to buy fabric as I see it in whatever quantity strikes my fancy (or my budget) that day. Most likely I'll use that fabric in several different quilts, for swaps, etc. so it's not like I've gone to the store with pattern in hand to buy exactly what I need for a particular quilt. |
Mostly I do gifts for family and friends, but I have done a few for charity, too. I use the same good quality materials for both. As far as cost, a queen costs between $400 and $500.
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My quilts are usually given away as gifts. Just gave one to DIL who was headed to Houston for Cancer surgery. Told her that when she wraps up in the quilt, think of it as me wrapping my arms around her and giving her a great big hug. I do donate one quilt a rear for a raffle for our Relay for Life team. Have made over $1,000. the past two years. You'd be surprised at how many people want homemade quilts.
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I'm just starting out so I am about 50/50 keep vs. give away. I do have a hard time parting with them b/c I usually do something I know they will like, but I also have to like it, too! ha ha! I mostly do scrap quilts so I don't know how much each costs - a LOT of my fabric has come from the remnant bin. The one I am making for my dad will be close to a twin size and all the fabric was purchased for it - maybe $100 start to finish?? Thankfully our LQS sells their fabric for around $5/yd. I didn't realize how good I had it until I went to a couple other places! Whew! They do it as a hobby, not to make a fortune or anything. I do know they shop around to be able to offer us those prices...
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