Saturday, January 9, 2010

Raffle Mania!

The quilt guild had Raffle Mania at this week's meeting.  We brought quilt-related items we no longer wanted which were raffled bucket-style.  Chances were fifty cents each.  I brought two boxes of stuff (books, a box of woolly nylon thread, some q-snap plastic frames, two hoops), bought $10 in chances, and came back with three boxes of stuff!

Here's the entire haul arrayed on my cutting table.  There were five 2-yard pieces of plaids  that turned out to be poly/cotton (not suitable for quiltmaking).  You can see the bright yellow corduroy print (bottom right) that will be great for Care Bags.  I also scored several books and patterns and a roll of upholstery-weight fabric (more Care Bags).  I estimated that I got 60 yards of fabric for $4.00.


Lynn R. brought two bags crammed with scraps. Once I opened the bags the contents burst out!  I spent last evening sorting through the pieces which include strips, squares, and even some fat quarters. 

3 comments:

  1. Whoo Hoo-What a Haul! I'm green with envy! It's a charity quilters paradise! That's the kind of sale that is so fun to attend!
    Mary H
    hrrp://www.mkhquilts.blogspot.com

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  2. SO jealous!!

    what a great idea...cleans out your stuff AND refreshes your stash at the same time

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  3. So cool! Annie W is the younger daughter of friends of mine! Her siblings were friends with two of my kids! Our guild makes CareBags too! Annie is a wonderful young woman and her cause is tremendous! Thanks for doing what you do!!

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