carolaug

The more you make the better you will get...I am sure who ever wins will be very happy with your quilt!

GammaLou

Go for it! I am thinking of making a quilt for our Friends of the Library fund raiser in the fall. It will be a raffle item. The sooner I can get it done the more promotion they will be able to do. If people know it's available, then more will buy raffle tickets :thumbup:

Scrap Happy

I've made a couple raffle quilts for the Alzheimer's Association. After you contact the organization to let them know what you are planning they will be happy. Some thoughts that might help you: Are there quilt shops/other businesses in your area who may be willing to put the quilt on display and sell tickets for you? You could move the quilt around to different businesses depending on your time frame. The non-profit may be able to get an article in the paper to let people know where the quilt is on display, how the money is helping their organization, ticket price, etc. Business owners like this. I got permission from a local grocery store(s) to sit outside with a table, the quilt, handouts from the Alz. Assoc. and it was a so-so sucees from a fundraising standpoint but helped raise awareness.

If you decide to make the quilt remember that nothing is perfect and it will be beautiful!!! Us quilters have a more critical eye of our own work than others do. Some will buy tickets simply to support the organization.

Vicki W

Every year our local historical society has a raffle of a quilt, it is a very good fundraiser for our group. It occurs as a part of our annual fair and therefore, is exposed to a fairly large audience.

I think the key is getting to exposure so that the tickets can be seen.

winia

Just make it and raffle it. Whatever is gotten for it is gotten
for it. One of three things will happen -- it will make very
little money, it will make a lot of money, or it will break
even. The world, however, will not come to an end, and
you will go on to working on your next quilt. It is
contributing to a charity, and that is what's important.
I think you do need to be aware that people who do not sew
or quilt are not as enamored of "hand-made" items as we
would be. Sewers will gush; nonsewers will be oh, nice and
buy a ticket anyway.

:thumbup: :-P

carolaug

LOL...I was just thinking of doing the same. I wonder if you could do that and have it so they can purchase quilting books. It would help all those who love to quilt but can not afford the books.