AudreyB

Does the color of a Raffle Quilt have an impact on the ticket sales?

If so, what color sells best?

What size should it be?

(My committee has various opinions so I thought I'd ask the board for thoughts and experiences.)

QuiltE

Not just the colour .... but also the overall design and skill of the quilt.

There are no set rules ... what one person likes, another does not.
However, you probably want to consider a quilt that is of the most liking to more people.
Your community likings are apt to be different from what others may like in other communities within you rstate and beyond.
Also, you need to consider who your "target market" is for selling your tickets, and what may be to their liking.
Plus ... what are the other prizes ... some people may not want your quilt, yet would want the other prizes in teh drawing.

Of course, you may be fortunate enough to have people who will buy tickets, no matter what is in the draw, buying tickets to support the overall reason for the draw.

Vicki1212

My suggestions would be a quilt with a neutral background i.e. white, grey, etc., and pops of colour in the design. For me, a quilt with colour throughout and no neutral colour would be more difficult to fit into a particular colour scheme. Size wise, my suggestion would be a large lap quilt i.e. small enough to move around the house for cuddling under but big enough to fit over a single bed or folded on the bottom of a double bed for pulling up. I have added links below to the kinds of quilts I would buy tickets for.

http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2016/...-patterns.html

https://beechtreelanehandmade.com/20...d-scrap-quilt/

I wouldn't buy a ticket for a very traditional quilt, a quilt with a theme i.e. cats, hearts, etc. or a quilt with a very definite colour scheme. Just my thoughts. Good luck with your raffle quilt! I'm sure it's going to be awesome and please share when it is finished.

LilaKay

I had made a raffle quilt each year for over 20 years for our little country church and the one that brought in the most sales was a patriotic sampler quilt with off white background

quilterpurpledog

I think raffle quilts do best when they will fit a double bed because they are versatile. Our quilt guild usually does a sampler quilt. This year they sold more tickets than ever before. The color scheme was warm colors but not overpowering. The blocks were of varied sizes and bordered together with a pieced border with vines and some flowers in the corners. It looked like it would be "at home" in most any home. It is felt that a "modern" quilt does not work because most viewers think of quilts in a more traditional way. This is the feeling in this region of the country.

NJ Quilter

This was going to be my suggestion as well. I think it has more universal appeal vs seasonal colors or any other specific colors. Most folks are very willing to have something of a patriotic nature regardless if it fits in with their particular color palette at home. And I would also go with a large lap quilt.

QuiltnNan

our guild does best with queen sized quilts. one year we made a king and it didn't do well. traditional quilts do well here. however, this year we did a judy niemeyer quilt Parisian Parasols and it did just as well. it's my opinion that the excellent quilting really made the difference with this quilt. the colors are washed out in this picture... the colors were almost fluorescent in person.
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cjsews

I do lap size. No problems with "that won't fit my bed". The fellows asked that I make one that they would like. No pinks or girly designs

redstilettos

The guild I belong to did theirs to match their quilt show theme. This year they did The Wild Wild West, and chose a design and colors to tie into that. It matched the décor and the turnout in ticket sales were great!

Personally, I think there are enough people out there to like nearly any pattern chosen as long as it is pieced well and quilted nicely.

I wish you luck in your choices and your show!

Onebyone

The guild learned a lesson a few years ago. The quild had an elaborate hand appliqued hand quilted quilt that took a year to finish for a raffle quilt. Another sew group made a fast to make big block quilt that featured the state's college football fabric. That group sold triple the tickets for that quilt then the guild did. Don't put a lot of work in a raffle quilt. Bright colors and a popular theme sells best.