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Posted by Kim Graham on November 2, 2009, 7:56 pm
I can beat that, Leslie: a teacher at my son's school [where coincidentally,
I worked too!] seemed pleased to have a quilt as a raffle prize. It was duly
included on the tickets: as 4th prize, after a handcrafted plate, tickets to
a football game, and dinner for two at McDonald's.
For the first time in my life, I bought a whole book of raffle tickets. When
the student came to my office to tell me I'd won, I said I'd like the quilt.
She said, "No, you won first prize." I said "No, I'll take the quilt!'
Gave the quilt to Great Grandma...it's here:
http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/gallery/quilts/kims/pages/greatgrandma_jpg.htm
I ended up paying over $200 for my own quilt...then the teacher had the
nerve to complain that my son didn't sell his quota of chocolate bars [we
lived out of district and I felt it wasn't right for him to sell stuff for a
school that wasn't local.] Grrr...it still makes me a little crankier than I
like to admit!
--
Kim Graham
THE WORD IN PATCHWORK
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
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>I once had a 'kindly' lady at a quilt show sell one of my crib sized
>quilts- blue ribbon and all!- for $15.
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Posted by Joanna on November 2, 2009, 10:45 pm
You handled it way better then I would have. I would have had an
absolute fit to find it as 4th prize, below McDonalds. Crazy!
Thanx for sharing
Joanna
Kim Graham wrote:
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> I can beat that, Leslie: a teacher at my son's school [where coincidentally,
> I worked too!] seemed pleased to have a quilt as a raffle prize. It was duly
> included on the tickets: as 4th prize, after a handcrafted plate, tickets to
> a football game, and dinner for two at McDonald's.
>
> For the first time in my life, I bought a whole book of raffle tickets. When
> the student came to my office to tell me I'd won, I said I'd like the quilt.
> She said, "No, you won first prize." I said "No, I'll take the quilt!'
>
> Gave the quilt to Great Grandma...it's here:
>
http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/gallery/quilts/kims/pages/greatgrandma_jpg.htm
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>
> I ended up paying over $200 for my own quilt...then the teacher had the
> nerve to complain that my son didn't sell his quota of chocolate bars [we
> lived out of district and I felt it wasn't right for him to sell stuff for a
> school that wasn't local.] Grrr...it still makes me a little crankier than I
> like to admit!
>
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Posted by Polly Esther on November 2, 2009, 11:39 pm
And here's one for appropriate pay for time and skill. A seamstress over in
Mobile AL charges $400 to make very minor alterations to wedding gowns.
*Not* letting out a size 4 to cover a size 18 hip, I mean just a nip or tuck
somewhere. Sounds about fair to me. Polly
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> You handled it way better then I would have. I would have had an absolute
> fit to find it as 4th prize, below McDonalds. Crazy!
> Thanx for sharing
> Joanna
> Kim Graham wrote:
>> I can beat that, Leslie: a teacher at my son's school [where
>> coincidentally, I worked too!] seemed pleased to have a quilt as a raffle
>> prize. It was duly included on the tickets: as 4th prize, after a
>> handcrafted plate, tickets to a football game, and dinner for two at
>> McDonald's.
>> For the first time in my life, I bought a whole book of raffle tickets.
>> When the student came to my office to tell me I'd won, I said I'd like
>> the quilt. She said, "No, you won first prize." I said "No, I'll take the
>> quilt!'
>> Gave the quilt to Great Grandma...it's here:
>>
http://members.shaw.ca/whiskerwerx/gallery/quilts/kims/pages/greatgrandma_jpg.htm
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>> I ended up paying over $200 for my own quilt...then the teacher had the
>> nerve to complain that my son didn't sell his quota of chocolate bars [we
>> lived out of district and I felt it wasn't right for him to sell stuff
>> for a school that wasn't local.] Grrr...it still makes me a little
>> crankier than I like to admit!
>>
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on November 3, 2009, 9:25 am
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> And here's one for appropriate pay for time and skill. =A0A seamstress ov=
er in
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> Mobile AL charges $400 to make very minor alterations to wedding gowns.
> *Not* letting out a size 4 to cover a size 18 hip, I mean just a nip or t=
uck
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> somewhere. =A0Sounds about fair to me. =A0Polly
Fair for the work performed, or for the aggravation of having to deal
with Bridezillas and their mothers?
I can think of a whole lot of reasons a skilled person might charge a
hefty fee - too many for this thread! 8^D
Doc
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Posted by Ginger in CA on November 3, 2009, 8:46 am
Oh, Kim, that's really pretty!
Ginger in CA
[some people's priorities! 4th behind McDonalds!!??]
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> I can beat that, Leslie: a teacher at my son's school [where coincidental=
ly,
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> I worked too!] seemed pleased to have a quilt as a raffle prize. It was d=
uly
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> included on the tickets: as 4th prize, after a handcrafted plate, tickets=
to
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> a football game, =A0and dinner for two at McDonald's.
> For the first time in my life, I bought a whole book of raffle tickets. W=
hen
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> the student came to my office to tell me I'd won, I said I'd like the qui=
lt.
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> She said, "No, you won first prize." I said "No, I'll take the quilt!'
> Gave the quilt to Great Grandma...it's here:http://members.shaw.ca/whiske=
rwerx/gallery/quilts/kims/pages/greatgra...
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> I ended up paying over $200 for my own quilt...then the teacher had the
> nerve to complain that my son didn't sell his quota of chocolate bars [we
> lived out of district and I felt it wasn't right for him to sell stuff fo=
r a
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> school that wasn't local.] Grrr...it still makes me a little crankier tha=
n I
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> like to admit!
> --
> Kim Graham
> THE WORD IN PATCHWORKhttp://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
ws:7l6m54F3bcp5aU1@mid.individual.net...
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> >I once had a 'kindly' lady at a quilt show sell one of my crib sized
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