As quilt makers, we all know it's hard to price and sell items that are handmade---and fundraiser are always hard to predict what price things will bring. They could've not even sold, or they could've brought 3x's that amount.
In my experience, a live auction will bring more money for items too. But...we don't always have that option! Since the parents in her class paid for the materials used to make the quilts, she wasn't out any money for fabrics...only time and labor (and MIL's labor is free, right?!) Time spent together can never have a pricetag put on it!
...and there's always next year's project!
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You are right about silent auctions. But..... it was for a good cause and the person that won it really feels like they got deal.
I always wonder about those school quilts... Seems to me that you "might" want something by your own kid, but everyone elses...
(Just going by the amount of projects that you do end up keeping that your kids made through out their lives...)
It has been my experience that raffles do much better than auctions. People never want to pay what a quilt is really worth, but will usually buy a chance to win one for a dollar. When we did our raffle last year for charity it ran for about 3 weeks and we had 35 quilts and made about $11,000 one dollar at a time! The previous year we only had 26 quilts but made the same amount of money showing that quantity is not always the deciding factor in revenue either. You are looking at it in a positive way in spending the time together!
I keep thinking and hoping that the person or person's that got the quilts really wanted them and will love them and couldn't afford more...Unfortunately, we can't control some of the fundraisers we do. I'm glad you put a price on them of at least $75.00 so no one could get them cheaper. It is always hard to price items and you will never get fully compensated for your time. I'm sure you had a good time with your DIL making them and she appreciated your help. You just have to bite the bullet and go on! Cute quilts and I do hope the parents appreciated you and your DIL for your efforts. Quilty hugs, Linda
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