ideas for a donation quilt

[KarenB]

I am in discussions with my brother who is a teacher and heads a club in his school called "Half the Sky". This club is named after a book. The book basically speaks about the many atrocities happening to women around the world. I am hoping to make a quilt that they can raffle off to make money that will go directly to women in dire situations. I am not sure how it is determined exactly as to who it goes to but I feel confident that this is a real non-profit group. I have googled this book and there are many clubs or organizations working on this cause. What I am hoping for from you my quilting pals are some suggestions of patterns that would showcase this cause but still be uplifting. One of the students in his club has designed a logo so to speak that I am going to try to have printed on fabric from "fabric on demand" Please check out the cause and please give me any suggestions you have.

Thank you!

[stitchywoman]

Re: ideas for a donation quilt

Hey Karen can you post and image of the book/logo or any other visual things related to this cause to help spur ideas?

[KarenB]

Re: ideas for a donation quilt

Yes, I will try to obtain these from my brother and get them posted as soon as possible. Okay, I tried to post copy of the book cover (see attachment "half") and when I get the picture I will post that too. Thanks for your interest.

[stitchywoman]

Re: ideas for a donation quilt

What about a dark/light shadow style block where you have 2 colors and the pattern splits in the middle of the block and the colors are inverted on either side of the block. Playing off the half the sky wording.

[FunkiQuilter]

Re: ideas for a donation quilt

What about one of those illusion quilts that look like you are looking out windows? They are commonly called attic window quilts. I have heard them called other names also such as Shadow Box Quilts, Window Boxes, and Grandma's Attic.

Here are some examples:
http://www.hgtv.com/simply-quilts/easie ... index.html
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatte ... s.-6s9.htm
http://www.compuquilt.com/blockimg/1999 ... quilts.htm

You could make the top half of the quilt using sky prints or a sky print and the bottom half something else. Then the quilt as a whole would be half the sky.

[KarenB]

Re: ideas for a donation quilt

I love both the ideas posted and I think they can be combined by using dark fabrics in the loser left corner and graduating to very light fabrics in the upper right squares. I thank you for all your ideas. I am reading the book right now. I think most women would like to read the book. It is a little depressing but the idea is to show that there are things happening to change this dark part of our world. Have a good one everyone!

[FunkiQuilter]

Re: ideas for a donation quilt

I love both the ideas posted and I think they can be combined by using dark fabrics in the loser left corner and graduating to very light fabrics in the upper right squares. I thank you for all your ideas. I am reading the book right now. I think most women would like to read the book. It is a little depressing but the idea is to show that there are things happening to change this dark part of our world. Have a good one everyone!

Glad I could help!

I think that you are right. If you combine the ideas it would look wonderful. Whatever you decide to do, I think it will be beautiful. Please remember to share a picture with us. I would like to see it.