Johanna Fritz

Sorry, I forgot to add that inside the snowball block you can use a big piece of focus fabric if you want. 12 inch goes so quick. Someone asked about what a churn dash block is...it is also called Hole in the Barn Door. I pounded out a top in one day for a raffle. I assume you know about making 2 HST at once by adding 7/8 in to the finished size, sewing 1/4 inch away on both sides from the diagonal of the block, cut apart and voila...2 HST from 2 sq, RST? Like I said, it goes fast.

maryb44662

Yes, I know how to do the 2 HST and the 4 HST. They are so easy to make. Thanks for all your ideas. Mary
P.S. There is a tute on how to do the 4 HST. Very simple.

GailG

But, I'd bet that people who don't quilt would jump at the chance to have a lap quilt. Or perhaps something a little bigger like a couch-size quilt. You are making a generous donation to the church; you will be blessed.

ube quilting

Making a quilt on point uses half the pieced blocks and half just squares. It goes togehter very fast. I make 9P blocks and set them on point with coordinated squares. They can be as many colors as you want from two colors all the way to scrappy happy! I love making them.
This is very charitable of you.
peace

labtechkty

I personally love the Baltimore Album quilts...I think something along that line would really raffle off well..

Grandma Peg

My girlfiend and I just finished a dresden plate in scrappy for our church bazaar in November. It really turned out very nice and I just need to bind it now.

Iamquilter

I think the best size for your quilt would be a queen size. Most people now a days have queen size beds.

trolleystation

I make a raffle quilt for our church bazaar every year. I was making traditional quilts and found that the folks who liked them were the older generation who already had quilts. Now I make more geometric or arty quilts with batiks etc which seem to appeal to the younger (50+) ticket buyers. I was making sofa throws but find that people are more interested in queen size which can be used for a full or queen sized bed. I usually make the back interesting and tell folks that it is reversible. We usually make between $800 and $1100 on the quilt raffle. Shadow boxes was the quilt pattern three years ago. Good luck...I hope it makes a tidy sum for the church.

buttons

You could make a fan quilt. I made one for a raffle for our new Home Extension office. They are not that hard to make and you use a lot of colors. Also you could do a DP9 patch with different colors. Or a trip around the world. Made one of those for a raffle done it in rainbow colors.They way I made the trip around world was by the squares. layed them out and then sewed up the rows. Not like doing it with the strip way
Any pattern that you enjoy making is the way to go and yes do a queen size. Have fun doing it also

Tartan

Choose a pattern that you will enjoy working on. Maybe one with a biblical name...Jacob's Ladder etc. You could do something simple like Warm Wishes or D9Patch. Have a look through your stash and see what you have to work with and an idea may come to you.