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06-02-2010, 10:42 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by quiltingnonie
Don't be so sure it won't sell...if I was at a silent auction, I would bid $20 on every quilt there! One time I was at a craft fair and there was a lady buying up every quilt and handmade item she could find. At first everyone was excited and pleased....but then the lady started "bragging" how she was gonna make a 'killing' on these items on eBay. Sad that for some people it's just all about the money.
06-04-2010, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by grammyp
What will the money raised be used for? Perhaps it would be better to simply make a $10 donation and keep the quilt. But there is always a chance it will sell well. It would be a tough decision for me, too. I think $20 is way to low for a starting bid personally.
06-04-2010, 05:25 AM
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That doesn't seem right to have to buy back your quilt. You're sure there isn't any way you can ask for it back before the show? Our guild has a silent auction and what doesn't sell we either give back to the owner or donate it.
06-04-2010, 05:32 AM
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When I was just a young woman, I made a pink baby quilt that had needlepunched motifs, lots of eyelet trim and was IMHO quite well made. Donated it to a church sale with the suggested price of 25.00. The head of the sale came to me and told me that Mrs. Green( a VERY rich woman who was expecting two grandchildren) would give them 10.00 for it. I quite happily gave her the 25.00 for the quilt and made sure that Mrs. Green knew I had forked over the money for it! Her two grand daughters were born that next month BUT I got the last laugh! Erin Nicola Kathleen was born 8 months later AND she still has the quilt!!
06-04-2010, 07:19 AM
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Well since you are donating the quilt for the auction. If it did not sell, I would not buy it back, but I would pick it up and donate it to my choice, so that I could make sure it did go to a charitable organization. Just my opinion.
06-04-2010, 08:00 AM
#28
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I am sure between the time,love and labor that was put into this quilt should account for something donated or not. The understanding was that it be made for a certain purpose. To be sold for auction to the public. Which means not having to be sold back to the maker. I bet the quilt will surprise you and sell quite easily.Should it not, then you should be able to take your project back and do with it as you please. Perhaps a fundraiser in the future for the guild will give you the opportunity to use your offering again.I don't think you should be penalized and that is what it is straight out if your quilt does not sell. Something bought cheaply at a store to donate is another story. Sewing a quilt is a whole different ballgame folks.
06-04-2010, 08:18 AM
#29
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This has happened in the local quilt guild, and I for one, did not mind. I was making a quilt ( wall hanging) as a donation for the auction and considered it just that...a donation. During the course of making it, I became attached to it and thought that I would make another one for me personally. Making a cash donation would have been a lot less expensive than having to make a duplicate quilt.
06-04-2010, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Mamagus
When I was just a young woman, I made a pink baby quilt that had needlepunched motifs, lots of eyelet trim and was IMHO quite well made. Donated it to a church sale with the suggested price of 25.00. The head of the sale came to me and told me that Mrs. Green( a VERY rich woman who was expecting two grandchildren) would give them 10.00 for it. I quite happily gave her the 25.00 for the quilt and made sure that Mrs. Green knew I had forked over the money for it! Her two grand daughters were born that next month BUT I got the last laugh! Erin Nicola Kathleen was born 8 months later AND she still has the quilt!!
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