Agree. I want to encourage new quilters. I remember what it was like when I was one, ( in some ways I still am). the more I quilted the better I got, So encouragement is the road to travel.
A kind word turns away fear and rejections.
Thanks for asking.
You are doing great.
R
Originally Posted by Morningcoffeegal
Originally Posted by Lv2sew2011
Got a question for you swappers, if you were hosting a swap, and a new quilter joined your swap and you knew that the person was a new quilter and this quilter told you that he/she didn't know how to test fabric before he/she sent it, would you leave feed back like this (I would give a NEUTRAL instead of positive- submitted poly fabric- should of 'confirmed' prior to mailing fabrics.. However communication exceeded expectations..)????
And the new quilter said she was sorry more than once for the mistake?
I would never leave negative feed back that the public would see, especially for a new quilter. One sure fire way to lose what will someday be a great quilter! This is something that should have been handled by the swap host/hostess in my opinion.
When you enter into a swap you knowingly are aware that there are quilters of all skill levels. That being said not every item you receive will be 100% perfect. (doesn't mean that only new quilters make flubs either)
I have 2 rules I follow:
1. Always be gracious!
2. Only give advice when asked! (reason being we all arn't perfect)