Help please -- Baby Quilts

BigV · 08-25-2006, 10:32 PM

My lady love has set me a quest: find a seller of baby quilts that donates a portion of their proceeds to charity.

I've looked and looked, with no success. I appeal to you all (or maybe I don't, but you're willing to help out anyway). You know, many hands make light work, many eyes make...Mississippi. Whatever. She is looking to buy a several dozen, and they must be quilts, not receiving blankets. Something plushy with a bound edge. Her budget is $25-40 per quilt. Timeframe? As soon as possible, of course.

I would be indebted to you. Thanks in advance.

dar512 · 08-26-2006, 09:27 AM

Around here there are a number of thrift shops whose proceeds go to local shelters and such. Maybe something like that?

Hoof Hearted · 08-26-2006, 09:54 AM

That may be a tall order without some serious looking around...

I make quilts and I could not afford to make baby quilts for $25-40 unless I used the cheapie-cheap fabrics or purchased bulk/sale fabrics. Most quilt guilds will have a group of ladies (and sometimes men!) who make quilts specifically for donation, perhaps you could search under "Quilt Guilds" to find a group that could satisfy this request.
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Flint · 08-26-2006, 10:16 AM

Sorry, but I read this out loud to my wife, and she laughed when I got to the $25-40 part. (!!!) I hope you can prove her wrong...

Stormieweather · 08-26-2006, 10:50 AM

Here's a link with a list of links of charity quilt agencies: http://www.dotdigital.com/sewingcharity/recipients.html

I'd be very surprised if you found something in your price range. Some of the ones I saw online run $100-500 just for the labor.

Stormie

glatt · 08-26-2006, 11:05 AM

Maybe she's looking for a "quilt" and not an actual quilt. You know, one of those blankets with the printed pattern instead of patches sewn together.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-26-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Maybe she's looking for a "quilt" and not an actual quilt. You know, one of those blankets with the printed pattern instead of patches sewn together.

A quilt is padding layered between two pieces of cloth and sewn together. Think quilted jacket.
You're thinking of a "Patchwork" quilt where one of the pieces of cloth is made up of a zillion little pieces sewn together, which takes lots of time and tea.

Hoof Hearted · 08-26-2006, 04:42 PM

There are quilts that can be made out of what I call "Cheater Cloth", where the quilt pattern is printed on the fabric, but there is no cutting/sewing of pieces, you just quilt around your fabric's printed design...or square/diamond stitch across the whole thing...or buy pre-quilted fabric and put a border on it.

I prefer to cut/sew to choose the design, make the fabrics 'sing' and let the design shine. Cheater cloths tend to limit, IMO, but they can be used to make mass quantities of quick and cheap quilts. But then I tend to think they LOOK quick and cheap, too.
hh

...here is a cheater cloth, but it was 'spendy' fabric but very nicely done...

...a quilt made-to-order for my nephew who wanted dinosaurs... (it took nearly 4+ yards of fabric just to cut out the 18 dinosaur shapes, not a 'cheap' quilt, though very simple)

...one suitable for a young girl... (still simple in design, but the fabric 'sings')

Clodfobble · 08-26-2006, 12:08 PM

Or perhaps she means knit/crochet? Those can be found for much cheaper too.

08-25-2006, 10:32 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Help please -- Baby Quilts My lady love has set me a quest: find a seller of baby quilts that donates a portion of their proceeds to charity. I've looked and looked, with no success. I appeal to you all (or maybe I don't, but you're willing to help out anyway). You know, many hands make light work, many eyes make...Mississippi. Whatever. She is looking to buy a several dozen, and they must be quilts, not receiving blankets. Something plushy with a bound edge. Her budget is $25-40 per quilt. Timeframe? As soon as possible, of course. I would be indebted to you. Thanks in advance. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-26-2006, 09:27 AM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Around here there are a number of thrift shops whose proceeds go to local shelters and such. Maybe something like that? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-26-2006, 09:54 AM	#3
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	That may be a tall order without some serious looking around... I make quilts and I could not afford to make baby quilts for $25-40 unless I used the cheapie-cheap fabrics or purchased bulk/sale fabrics. Most quilt guilds will have a group of ladies (and sometimes men!) who make quilts specifically for donation, perhaps you could search under "Quilt Guilds" to find a group that could satisfy this request. hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

08-26-2006, 10:16 AM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Sorry, but I read this out loud to my wife, and she laughed when I got to the $25-40 part. (!!!) I hope you can prove her wrong... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-26-2006, 10:50 AM	#5
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Here's a link with a list of links of charity quilt agencies: http://www.dotdigital.com/sewingcharity/recipients.html I'd be very surprised if you found something in your price range. Some of the ones I saw online run $100-500 just for the labor. Stormie __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

08-26-2006, 11:05 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Maybe she's looking for a "quilt" and not an actual quilt. You know, one of those blankets with the printed pattern instead of patches sewn together.

08-26-2006, 04:42 PM	#8
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	There are quilts that can be made out of what I call "Cheater Cloth", where the quilt pattern is printed on the fabric, but there is no cutting/sewing of pieces, you just quilt around your fabric's printed design...or square/diamond stitch across the whole thing...or buy pre-quilted fabric and put a border on it. I prefer to cut/sew to choose the design, make the fabrics 'sing' and let the design shine. Cheater cloths tend to limit, IMO, but they can be used to make mass quantities of quick and cheap quilts. But then I tend to think they LOOK quick and cheap, too. hh ...here is a cheater cloth, but it was 'spendy' fabric but very nicely done... ...a quilt made-to-order for my nephew who wanted dinosaurs... (it took nearly 4+ yards of fabric just to cut out the 18 dinosaur shapes, not a 'cheap' quilt, though very simple) ...one suitable for a young girl... (still simple in design, but the fabric 'sings') __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

08-26-2006, 12:08 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Or perhaps she means knit/crochet? Those can be found for much cheaper too.

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