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    Old 08-11-2011, 07:54 AM
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    Used to do this in my home church; using the quilt to teach and an excuse for great socializing. Then some do-gooder decided to kick up a fuss and said that it was gambling and that ended our being able to give the church up $600.00 each year. Good luck with yours.
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    Old 08-11-2011, 08:06 AM
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    Originally Posted by Bon-bon
    Originally Posted by Patti Mahoney
    I know you haven't even made the quilt yet but can I buy tickets or chances, whatever they are called??? I'd love to have a home made quilt. I'm a new quilter, haven't even finished my first project. I think anyone who wouldn't want a home made quilt...well, I can heat the rocks rattling around in their heads, LOLOL, just kidding. I think the pattern should be your own. I'm sure they would appreciate anything you produce. I love log cabin quilts myself.
    or the disappearing 9 patch, goes rather quickly, and looks more difficult than it is.
    That's a lot of work and material to 'give' away!
    That is what a lot of folks tell me, that I give away too much of my work. But you know what? I'm a giver, as my kids tell me. I have not sold a quilt, they have all been gifted and I have made many since 2002. That is the year I retired. Not that I wouldn't sell them, but most folks won't pay enough for a hand made quilt. I love giving to people. Mary
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    Old 08-11-2011, 08:10 AM
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    I think like some others that a sampler is good, more appeal for lots of people and always interesting!:)
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    Old 08-11-2011, 08:34 AM
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    I have been donating quilts to my little country church for several years for raffles and auctions. I have always donated a queen size except this year I donated a baby quilt also and the baby quilt did very good. I think the sampler quilt is a very good idea and will make that for the next one. I have used different patterns, several log cabins. I always donate western theme quilts during the fundraiser our church puts on during Buffalo Trails in July - and they get good money for them. I donate the quilt completely finished - the church pays for nothing.
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    Old 08-11-2011, 08:37 AM
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    My friend just did the Ten Minute block. Using her embroidery machine she did different designs in the centre squares using a bright thread. The centre squares were black, the others were all different, she emb. them before she sewed them together. She ended with light(4 different light fabric) blocks), black centre, the next was a med. (4 different med. color fabrics) block with black centre It sure was impressive.
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    Old 08-11-2011, 08:37 AM
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    My friend just did the Ten Minute block. Using her embroidery machine she did different designs in the centre squares using a bright thread. The centre squares were black, the others were all different, she emb. them before she sewed them together. She ended with light(4 different light fabric) blocks), black centre, the next was a med. (4 different med. color fabrics) block with black centre It sure was impressive.
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    Old 08-11-2011, 08:43 AM
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    Originally Posted by maryb44662
    INow.....what would be a good pattern to use for a queen sized quilt? I am looking for any suggestions. Thanks, Mary
    If you put a churn dash block (easy to piece) next to a snow ball block and piece it every other like that, you will get great secondary pattern and it goes fast with making HST 2 at a time and sewing the snowball corners on as squares and folding back. Sketch it out if you like. It looks great.
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    I have done a couple of raffle quilts -- the one that was fastest was a big block (24" sq) in the middle like a medalion. It was a star and I did 4-patches in the corners with a focus fabric in the middle. I then had all kinds of fun alternating plain and fancy borders. I did it in red white and blue and it brought in a lot of $$$. I made it 60x80 (since I was asked at the last minute and had less than a month to make it).
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    Old 08-11-2011, 09:50 AM
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    Originally Posted by Johanna Fritz
    Originally Posted by maryb44662
    INow.....what would be a good pattern to use for a queen sized quilt? I am looking for any suggestions. Thanks, Mary
    If you put a churn dash block (easy to piece) next to a snow ball block and piece it every other like that, you will get great secondary pattern and it goes fast with making HST 2 at a time and sewing the snowball corners on as squares and folding back. Sketch it out if you like. It looks great.
    I like this idea -- this is a beautiful setting.
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    Old 08-11-2011, 10:41 AM
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    Two of the ones we did for a church raffle were log cabin and Jacob's ladder. We were able to use donated fabric for most of the quilts.
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