patricej

i may not have made clear that i know not everybody who chooses to shop only in "the shops" is a snob. they are fortunate in being able to buy where and what they prefer. they know that and do not ever look down on, or make fun of, others who are not so lucky. they are also gracious enough to accept "non-shop" fabrics with as many thanks as they do the pricey items. that describes the vast majority of our shop-hopping members, by the way.

i was fuming only about the few whose attitudes and comments turned me off to swaps.

i think the "everyone else" swap is a great idea. the question is whether or not we can recruit a volunteer to do all the work that goes into coordinating any kind of swap.

you definitely can't count on me. i'm unreliable. sometimes i get things into the mail in a flash. other times people have waited an awfully long time for what i owed them. :oops: