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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on November 3, 2009, 9:19 am
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> ...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!
Watch an old (late '80s) movie called, "The Chocolate War". It shows
up on cable from time to time, or you can likely find it at a library
or decent movie rental. You'll never be cranky about it again. ;-)
Doc
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Posted by Sandy E on November 3, 2009, 1:19 pm
Howdy!
hmmm... so you didn't win the prize (4th place) but you took what you
wanted anyway? I don't think the school mis-handled the raffle; looks
like the prize-giving was mis-handled.
R/Sandy
On 11/2/09 6:56 PM, in article J5MHm.943$a25.343@newsfe03.iad, "Kim Graham"
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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
>
> 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 Susan Laity Price on November 9, 2009, 11:44 am
Thank you for posting your photo. Would you mind if I borrowed your
quilt idea for one of my charity quilts? I am in the process of making
throw size quilts for the missionaries supported by my church as a way
of sharing my love but also using the mountain of stash in my studio.
That stash includes many 2 1/2" strips of color wash type fabrics
given to my by a friend. I think your idea of calming the floral
prints with the two greens would have a more universal appeal than a
full floral color wash throw.
Susan Price
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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
>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 Roberta on November 2, 2009, 5:01 am
LOL! Most potential customers back off if you start doing the math for
them. The price of fabric for the top alone is usually more than they
expected to pay for a finished quilt! And if they are still
interested, then I explain my labor costs. Of course, I might give in
if offered that much money.
Roberta in D
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>> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many people
>> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
>> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
>> making them.
>Too much like work if I HAVE to do it! You got to be real careful how you
>tell people though. We had a little quilt show at a church during a
>community festival a few weeks ago. About 30-40 quilts, it was really
>beautiful!
>A woman came in and asked one of the girls if the quilts were for sale. The
>quilt gal said, "oh, honey, you couldn't afford them!" Meaning, like Polly,
>most of us sure ain't doing it for the money. However, for $20,000 I, too,
>could be bought.
>The woman got extremely offended (rightfully so!) yelled at the quilt gal
>and stomped off. We didn't get a chance to explain that it is just
>something we quilters say to each other.
>This is what happens when they let us out amongst the English. We mostly
>keep to our own kind and forget how to interact with "normal" people.
>Cindy
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Posted by Sandy E on November 2, 2009, 11:39 am
Howdy!
Some people do want a custom quilt, handquilted, and are willing to
pay for it. Yesterday 2 women at church approached me about
commissioning a quilt. The first wants an "old-fashioned" king-size,
to go on her family-antique bed; knowing the squash of the bulk of
that size quilt, I put her off, but she's still interested and knows
the price... & the value of a well-made quilt. The other woman wants
her antique quilt top quilted, by hand. We'll see.
I don't mind people asking "how much?" or "will you make me a quilt?"
It's a great opportunity to educate them about the value of a quilt,
the difference between a "real quilt" (my term) and one of "those things"
they can buy in a bag w/ matching pillow shams. I don't calculate
labor costs, I have a set price and that's it, start to finish, and
we can negotiate about the fabric.
This topic always reminds me of the "I don't quilt for competition"
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topic (2 weeks ago <g>). Some DO quilt for cash, some quilt for
competition, and I'm glad. Both can be a pleasure, and to have another
of my quilts out there in The World, being enjoyed, "It's all good."
R/Sandy - Quilter ;-)
On 11/2/09 4:01 AM, in article 59bte55nqah25euvjavb6pujqmu7r0rfbt@4ax.com,
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> LOL! Most potential customers back off if you start doing the math for
> them. The price of fabric for the top alone is usually more than they
> expected to pay for a finished quilt! And if they are still
> interested, then I explain my labor costs. Of course, I might give in
> if offered that much money.
> Roberta in D
>
> wrote:
>
>>> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many people
>>> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
>>> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
>>> making them.
>>
>> Too much like work if I HAVE to do it! You got to be real careful how you
>> tell people though. We had a little quilt show at a church during a
>> community festival a few weeks ago. About 30-40 quilts, it was really
>> beautiful!
>>
>> A woman came in and asked one of the girls if the quilts were for sale. The
>> quilt gal said, "oh, honey, you couldn't afford them!" Meaning, like Polly,
>> most of us sure ain't doing it for the money. However, for $20,000 I, too,
>> could be bought.
>>
>> The woman got extremely offended (rightfully so!) yelled at the quilt gal
>> and stomped off. We didn't get a chance to explain that it is just
>> something we quilters say to each other.
>>
>> This is what happens when they let us out amongst the English. We mostly
>> keep to our own kind and forget how to interact with "normal" people.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>>
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> ...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=