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02-18-2013, 05:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,267
Posted By Sambelina

Cindy - are you still looking for help with your...

Cindy - are you still looking for help with your two part rectangles?

I've been working on this quilt as a BOM through my lqs. I'm not as far along as natalieg - I've had a major oops from what I...
Forum: Main
09-13-2012, 02:31 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

I can confirm that every piece of fabric I...

I can confirm that every piece of fabric I received was labeled, and if I had received all the fabric I needed each month, I probably would have recovered from the bad start to the program. A...
Forum: Main
09-13-2012, 01:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

Well, I don't know where I'm going from here. The...

Well, I don't know where I'm going from here. The shop has dropped me from the program - I get the impression they think this was very big of them because they have a no cancellation policy. They...
Forum: Main
09-04-2012, 12:27 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

I just got off the phone with the distributor and...

I just got off the phone with the distributor and the shop does have permission to send out the patterns. The distributor was glad I called and, I think, took away some good ideas for dealing with...
Forum: Main
09-04-2012, 08:55 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

Well, I don't know if I have been that...

Well, I don't know if I have been that understanding. I am well and truly annoyed with the shop, but if I had just posted a rant about them, I think I'd have just triggered a lot of venting from...
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 01:04 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

I have definitely learned to buy the boo-boo...

I have definitely learned to buy the boo-boo bundle for projects I find online when one is offered.

Early in this BOM, I emailed the shop asking for a picture of their shop sample - no response....
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 09:56 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. I was...

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. I was trying to get a sense for how typical my experience has been. Mistakes happen. I can deal with that. I've been more troubled by what has felt like the...
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 09:21 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

I have emailed the shop. I think they are sick of...

I have emailed the shop. I think they are sick of me and I think they are a bunch of ding dongs.

The latest - one of the owners offered to send me the next month at no charge. The staffperson...
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 09:05 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

That's very sweet of you to say. There are a LOT...

That's very sweet of you to say. There are a LOT of things that don't occur to me, but you know what, life is just easier that way. I don't have to waste time covering my tracks.
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 09:03 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

But there are decent people out there, too. I...

But there are decent people out there, too. I took a class at my lqs using a pattern from a book that was out of print. The teacher contacted the author and received permission to copy the pattern...
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 08:57 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

I recently received an email from the designer of...

I recently received an email from the designer of a BOM I did at my lqs who was asking for help with a similar issue. The quilt from that BOM was featured in the ad campaign for a longarm...
Forum: Main
09-03-2012, 08:43 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

Wow, just wow. I've seen that attitude /...

Wow, just wow. I've seen that attitude / ignorance in individual customers, but a shop not understanding the importance of protecting intellectual property??? Again, wow.

And things are great over...
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 11:50 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

I want to be clear. This BOM is NOT from my lqs....

I want to be clear. This BOM is NOT from my lqs. This is something I saw online and that has been coming to me in the mail. My local store closed last December so I've been doing more shopping...
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 10:22 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

Interesting. I wasn't immediately suspicious of...

Interesting. I wasn't immediately suspicious of the pattern being a photocopy because that's what I've received for BOMs at my local quilt shop, a place where I know the owner honors copyrights and...
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 08:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

I started wondering about the legality of the...

I started wondering about the legality of the pattern after my last post. It contains printing instructions to make sure everything scales properly - check the size of the one inch box. This pattern...
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 06:02 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

As for the pattern, I think I will contact the...

As for the pattern, I think I will contact the distributor directly to see if a black & white pattern on typical copy paper is the quality we should be receiving.
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 05:59 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

The shop has blamed it on the cutting...

The shop has blamed it on the cutting instructions they received from the pattern company. They are giving us the right size pieces, but not all the fabric for the items being constructed that month....
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 04:21 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

Thanks. I read some of that thread the other day...

Thanks. I read some of that thread the other day - before I joined today - when I was looking for help with this. As it happens, I emailed Sue directly from her blog and she could not have been...
Forum: Main
09-02-2012, 03:58 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,344
Posted By Sambelina

Stars For a New Day BOM

I joined the Board today because of a BOM I'm getting through the mail - they send me a fabric kit & pattern each month. I am REALLY struggling with it and I was hoping someone else on the Board...
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