 Make
a Community Fundraiser Quilt!
One of the major activities among our many guild connection
groups are ongoing community service projects, sewing up quilts
for people in need both locally and around the world, and using
the guild’s talents to raise funds for various worthy causes.
From a new hospital wing to senior center activities to a
municipal garden project, here are a few ideas to combine these
goals, while also gaining visibility of your guild throughout
the community.
- Design a signature quilt with rectangles similar to brick
walls or walkways, where supporters “purchase” bricks,
which are then engraved with supporter’s name & date.
The quilt can be sewn by guild members, designed with solid,
light color sections that are later filled in with the
supporter’s name and the date. For practicality, names can
be collected, then added once a month.
- Meanwhile, the quilt is displayed in a hospital lobby or
other visible area for all to admire. Take this opportunity
to include a sign and /or a handout dispenser with more
information about the project and the guild, including
contact information.
- Quilt guild members themselves can sign the borders of the
quilt, or sign a large label on the back of it, maybe
including a photo transfer image of the quilters.
- Unveil the quilt during another major function that is
connected with the fundraising recipient. It’s likely that
the local press will already be there to cover and
photograph the event, but be sure to contact your regular PR
list as well.
- For the quilt design, choose a traditional quilt, or
incorporate the logo or special colors of the organization
it will benefit. Be sure to include two or three sizes of
signature blocks, to invite different levels of financial
support.
- Or, make a quilted version of the fundraising “thermometer”
design, where various contribution levels are marked upwards
vertically as they are met.
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