When I went into a quilt shop, followed by my friend, [ya know, the one whose fault it is that I got that domestic treadle machine?] I saw some short bags with handles on the floor under a table that had fabric and whatnots in em. I asked the lady what those were, and she replied that they were BOM kits. When someone wants one, they put the whole kit in a bag with your name on it, [to which the other woman declares that she forgot to put some names on bags from today], and when you come in to work, you pull one out, pay for it, and then work on it. So basically the whole kit is [loosley - see comment about other other saleslady] set aside for you, but you pay as you go. It was pointed out that the [full size] quilt hanging obove the table was one of the current ones.
It seemed to make sense, but then my ever observant friend, begain counting the blocks on the quilt hanging there and when she got up to 27 blocks, she fell silent, and I know what she's thinkin . . . .
but someone came in and demanded the sales ladies attention before she could say anything.
I dunno, I don't get it either.
I took my fabric and the last ruler in the store, which took em forever to find a price on, and as I was [over paying] they found the instructions which had $2 lower price at the top [also noticed and pointed out by my friend], so they adjusted it, and we left.
So we'll never know how one gets a 28 block BOM done, or if.