seamstome

I am doing a queen topper so it's 60 by 60 and they can lay it on the bed with a neutral spread under it and ornamental pillows on top of it. I am doing it in blues/greens/purples and teals. Log cabin

the casual quilter

When I need to whip something up quick, I do a Log Cabin.

maryb44662

I have made many quilts since 2002 to include two double wedding ring ones for two daughters, rail fense, churn dash and many others. So, the size quilt makes no difference to me, except that I think a queen sized one would be better for the raffle. I think more people would buy a ticket for a larger one than a throw size. Thanks, Mary

Lori S

I agree with those who said Log Cabin. That pattern has alot going for it.
It looks great with alot of fabric variety so you could do scrappy or controled scrappy
The blocks can be arranged in may ways
It easy to make any size
Its a pattern that has appeal to just about everyone
Depending on how much time you want to spend .. is how wide you make the logs.

maryb44662

Thanks! The one that I made myself, I think the logs were like 2 1/2 " wide strips before sewing the logs. It turned out to be 1 3/4 wide after sewing. In fact I have it on my bed now. Take care, Mary

Flying_V_Goddess

I just bought a new McCall's quilting and there was an article on raffle quilts.

It was saying that a scrappy quilt with like 8-9 colors work best. From the writer's experiance a quilt with 3-4 colors will get comments like "What a beautiful quilt, but it wouldn't go with my decor" and then you loose a ticket sale. It also said to think about who will be buying the tickets. "For example, if you are a church group, your ticket sales will be church members, at church suppers and other events, at shopping malls, and so on. I can tell you that in this case, a traditional quilt is a must".

I would do a sampler quilt of traditional blocks (churn dash, eight point star, log cabin, etc). If you didn't want to make every single block different then something equally traditional and classic...if I had to pick one I'd go with the Log Cabin.

thepolyparrot

I think you're going to sell the most tickets with your choice of queen size. I think that using a broad color scheme and a traditional pattern will sell more tickets, too, unless your church is in the arts district of a major metropolitan area. Traditional colors and patterns remind people of "the good old days" and the quilt that was on grandma's bed. :)

Around the World, Log Cabin, Wild Goose Chase in a dark/light configuration instead of only two colors - so many would be great choices for a raffle. Best of luck and I hope this turns out to be the best you've ever made. :)

GrannieAnnie

In our neck of the woods it pretty well expected that a raffle quilt will be at least queen.

GrannieAnnie

MaryB, have you considered the uneven floral log cabin we've seen pictures of here on QB? Gorgeous and I don't know how anyone could turn down buying a ticket on such a quilt.

watterstide

the floral log cabin that was made by someone here was just beautiful!
i have made 1 quilt for a raffle, it was a full size. i never really thought about a lap being to small for something like that. when i make another one, i will make a queen to bring in more money..and will also have to send it out to be quilted. i was thinking of it being quilted by me..which a full, is all i can handle on my sewing machine.
which ever pattern you choose, good luck! and post pictures please!