Veinurse

Well, my Daughter-in-law has talked me into donating a T shirt quilt for our annual high school Booster raffle. I'm OK with the expense and the time. I just do not know how to state it for the auction. I will ask for a minimum of 16 T shirts. Do I state a maximum? I want to say I will "frame" it in colors to match, would they understand sash? Doing a search I see people here charge $25 to $50 per block, I'll use that to gauge on how to say what the finished quilt is worth. I need ideas and statements on how to have the auctioneer sell this without a quilt in hand. DIL says to have pictures. I could bring samples of fabric. Any help is appreciated. I do not have a T-shirt quilt to show them. 3 I have made are 1000 miles away and the 4th was made 15 years ago! Thank you!

I know several of these parents have been saving T-shirts and this is a group that spends their money. My DIL is sure it will bring in big bucks.

hudgoddess

Definitely state a maximum number of tshirts. If your 15 year old tshirt quilt is local, take a photo of it. They're pretty timeless. I'm sure it'll be a great fund raiser-good luck!

sushi

You might print out/makes "slides" of photos of Tshirt quilts (made by others) that are similar to what you intend to make. The auctioneer can project those on a screen. Say that you'll need at least 16 shirts but no more than )fill in the blank based on how large you're willing to go).

If you're able to do a table display, I recommend spreading 1-5 T-shirts from your high school on the table. Then place some photos of similar quilts in very cheap stand-up plastic frames. If there won't be a table display, look into doing something similar with a video "slide."

Almost all people are visual. If you give them enough visual information, well-presented, you'll get more bids.

Good luck!

pennycandy

I would state the finished size. There could be problems if you are intending to make a lap size and they are expecting a king size.

gingerd

I would ask for more shirts than what I would need to use. Why? You don't know how large the logo is on the shirt that they are donating. I have shirts where the logo is small and not the whole front of a shirt.

OH, and if I ended up with too many...those I would use for the back of the quilt.

bernamom

"You are biding on a one of a kind, handmade quilt full of your child's high school memories. Each t-shirt will be bordered in a coordinating color, sewn together and backed with a soft matching fleece (or whatever). All the designer needs is 16-20 of your favorite t-shirt and you will get to wrap yourself up in memories. Size will be between ... depending on the # of shirts. The value of this item is priceless (you can't put a price on memories)"

I made a sample using 12 shirts my son didn't care about.

SuzzyQ

For what its worth... I made a tshirt quilt for a friend of my daughter. There were about 24 tshirts and my bill for the added fabrics, batting and backing (flannel) was almost $400. A Tshirt quilt would be worth about $800.

Annaquilts

This sounds about right. I also find they are hard on your cutters etc. So you have extra wear and tear on your stuff too.

Annaquilts

Yes, this definitely!

helenhiwater

Along with slides, you might make a mini quilt (24"x 24"?) for display using the same layout.