Quilts & Crafts for Fund Raising
June 26, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
Throughout the years, quilts and crafts have been used to raise funds for many causes. This is a way quilters and crafters can come together and use their talents to create a piece of art for a worthy effort.
Quilts for Fund Raising - Image: sxc.hu
Some of these fund raisers include:
- Raffles
- Auctions
- Bond drives
- Silent auctions
- Craft fairs
In the article, Quilts on display tell history of Sarnia-Lambton, I learned about the “signature quilts” made by quilting groups to raise money for bond drives during World Wars I and II. For these fund raising efforts, local residents paid to have their names stitched in the quilts.
It was interesting to learn that the curator of a museum, where one of these quilts was displayed, found the name of his own relative.
What fund raising efforts have you participated in involving quilts or other crafts?
