To Nancy H re Church Quilts
Nancy, it is for the very reasons you list that we have decided not to sell quilts at our church fair any more. It was heartbreaking to get, for example, $20 for a pieced and quilted table runner, when the fabric alone cost more. I don't know why people come to a church fair expecting to find "bargains." The items are almost always hand made, and they're being sold for a charity! People should spend MORE than face value!
However, we have had good luck with raffles. One king sized quilt, pieced and tied, in Amish colours and pattern, raised over $650 with $1 raffle tickets. People seem to be willing to pay $1 for almost anything.
Good luck! Remember, don't put your work down by saying you'll just "consider it a donation." You worked hard! Give the church the money and give a friend the quilt!
Blue Thimble
However, we have had good luck with raffles. One king sized quilt, pieced and tied, in Amish colours and pattern, raised over $650 with $1 raffle tickets. People seem to be willing to pay $1 for almost anything.
Good luck! Remember, don't put your work down by saying you'll just "consider it a donation." You worked hard! Give the church the money and give a friend the quilt!
Blue Thimble
posted by BlueThimble @ 11:43 AM
2 Comments:
At March 12, 2007 at 7:31 PM ,
NancyH said...
Thanks, Blue Thimble, for your reply. We do raffle off quilts throughout the year, and do very well with them. But we thought we'd try our hand at having a booth at the fair this year. We've been working for a few months getting items ready, from table runners to lap/baby quilts. We thought we'd try about $65 for a top price (the biggest and most complicated item) and work down from there. We're trying to use left-overs from our raffle quilts and some from our own stashes to make these so there isn't a bit output of money. I thought it would be interesting to see how others had fared doing the same thing. Thanks for your input - this site is great! NancyH
At March 13, 2007 at 8:52 AM ,
QM Judy said...
Our 500 member guild makes a raffle quilt every other year. Our average intake is $15,000. At $1 per ticket.
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