Tiffany

I hope so! I know I'm really pushing for the idea. :!:
~Tiffany

lisae

Tiffany, I'd think long and hard about the idea of doing a calendar. From experience, I can say that it is very difficult to sell enough to cover the costs involved, let alone make a profit.

Tiffany

Lisae, it sounds like you had a bad experience. Were the sales what did it in?
~Tiffany

lisae

The sells were less than we estimated. Research the costs carefully and be very realistic about the number of calendars you can sell.

Tiffany

Thank you very much for your advice! I will bring this up when I speak to my friend next time, though I imagine she's probably already considered such things. She's pretty amazing and I always feel like I'm running four steps behind her. I am blessed in my friendships!! If the opportunity presents itself I will also make sure to mention this at the Board Meeting.
~Tiffany

sandpat

Tiffany, I love the pillow topper, its beautiful! I had a thought about your calendar. I know that some of the photo sites like snapfish.com can make you calendars. If your guild doesn't think they can sell enough to make a profit, then you could take pics of all the months and have 1 made up on that type of site. Then the folks that want 1 can buy one there...it may be cheaper in the long run due to no minimums.

Can't wait to see all the other toppers! What a great idea!

Tiffany

That is a great idea! Thank you. I think our guild feels pretty confident they can sell enough calendars. We have over 150 members and it's amazing how generous our ladies and gentlemen are within the guild. Of course I've noticed that with quilters in general, they're just a better quality of people all around! :thumbup:

Thank you for the compliment on the pillow topper. Tomorrow I need to pull it out and finish it before I take it back to the other ladies on Thursday. We're turning it in to be completed at the guild meeting on the 21st. There's a gal who is a professional longarm quilter who is donating all her time and materials to quilting the top and each pillow topper. Like I said, quilters are amazing people! Hopefully by the March or April meeting they'll all be done and I can get pictures to post here.
~Tiffany

Celeste

Can you give us an update on this? Pictures of the other contributions?

quiltwoman

Wow--that is really gorgeous. What a neat idea!

sandpat

Yes, Tiff...do you have pics?