Ok, it's been almost 14 years since I mailed a quilt. I sent one to a PPO address in 1998. What I did was box it up, had it weighed, and opted for standard shipping. I then had it insured for more than the quilt was probably worth as far as materials were concerned. It cost me around $20 for everything. Well, about 1 month after I mailed that quilt, I accidently contacted the recipients girlfriend. Hmm, not good. The quilt ended up thrown into the Mediterannian Ocean along with a wedding band when I said, "I want a divorce". What a waste of a beautiful quilt!!