dorrlady Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Our local quilt group has $4000 in our accout and we always paid for all our longarm quilting. The members have never asked me to longarm their quilts which I am actually grateful for. They used one person before I came along and they still use her. Recently a quilter friend and quilt teacher told us at a workshop that she tells people that come to her with a request for "charity" work, she simply says, "your charity may not necessarily be my charity"! I love that saying. The reason she spoke up was because a member asked me to quilt a raffle quilt for a local church. I did give her a discount though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramieSnooks Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 You'all are having too much fun. Can't wait to see you, Bonnie and Linda at our Moxie meeting on Oct. 17th!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 I spent approximately 22 hours custom quilting my guilds raffle quilt this year. It was my choice to decide the design and spend that much time on the quilt. I did not get paid. I am OK with that. In the future, though, I probably won't spend that much time and effort if I don't get reimbursed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Originally posted by PFroelich ....... One guild I belonged to was a non profit, but had over $60,000 in the bank. They wouldn't subsidize any portion of a class for those that were on fixed budgets..... I am not a tax specialist, nor do I play one on TV, but something ain't right with a non profit group having $60K in the bank. I think they could be in trouble with IRS about this. This is not a bank, it is an operating guild. The money gained by that guild should be spent, not sitting in there accumulating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliagraves Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Speaking of the IRS, I hate to be a wet blanket, but the statement: "my accountant tells me to write up any donated work for full price as a tax write off" is absolutely wrong. IRS Publication 526 is very clear that you cannot deduct the value of your time or services. You can deduct out of pocket expenses, such as batting, thread, mileage, etc. The statement about getting paid in full and then donating to the church doesn't really help either. In this case, you're getting paid nothing. You end up with $0, because you gave all the money back. You show the payment as income, and the donation as a deduction, so at least you're not paying taxes, but you don't end up with any actual cash. Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauras Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 This will be my third year here. I volunteered to do a number of charity quilts for my local guild this past year. I considered it an honor when they asked me to quilt the raffle quilt this year. It will be seen by a lot of people, and it is good advertising for me. The guild has been very supportive of me, and I appreciate it a lot. It's a fun group. Maybe not for everyone, but I hope to stay blissfully unaware of nasty undercurrents. (Easier to do when you're relatively new to an area). I guess my name could be "Cautious Ostrich".:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy2018 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Shana: They had been "saving" for a quilt museum for over 10 years , However I pointed out, it hadn't been even planned, and the money was sitting in several money market accounts with access by certain members of the guild having access , I thought it was an opportunity for theft.....In that state I believe the enforcement of this kind of thing is quite lax. From all the comments, probably this is a minefield that even with advance planning and everyone voting, will continue to make someone unhappy....I always hope it isn't the person who is doing the quilting.:cool: I really like Caron's idea, your name on that many pieces of paper is great:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Anderson Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 LOL, after a bad nights sleep, waking up to all your fun and laughter is a delight!! Long live "Humor" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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