Originally Posted by ckcowl

some shops are better than others when putting their kits together for bom's and kits. i have participated in a couple monthly programs where i had to contact the shop for a missing piece of fabric, or a larger piece when i was shorted...and sometimes the shop will start a program and not have enough fabric from the beginning to complete all of the kits for the whole program and they will every couple months substitue these with others...if you want to participate in one that is going to use all of the same fabrics for the duration it is best to find the ones designed by the fabric designer, where the kits are put together commercially and not by individual quilt shops.

Yes, I had been saving them, and now realise this was not at all wise! I just want to enjoy making the quilt not feel that I need a degree to read what the fabrics are that have now been substituted for the originals in the photos! What was supposed to be pleasurable then turns into a nightmare. Your reply was well thought out. Thankyou all for replying.
it is not always an issue, but mistakes do happen so contact the shop when you find a problem with your kit. sometimes the pattern itself can have errors too...one of the reasons to try to keep up with the program and do each block each month...if you save them and plan to do them all at once after the program has ended you could find you have a shortage or problem and it is too late to replace or get extra fabric. if a shop kind of specializes in these programs they tend to be better at cutting their kits (they get lots of practice) if the shop is new, just starting to try offering these programs sometimes they tend to be a little (stingy) with the fabrics and problems can come up.