Here's how a centralized swap would address the problem of dropouts:
Since all the quilt would come to me (oh catch me, I'm going to swoon...),
I'd make sure that all quilters who submitted a quilt got a quilt back. Dropouts simply wouldn't get a quilt. (Different from current swap where several dropouts received a quilt but never sent theirs.)
The difference here is that the match is made once I receive the quilts. That means you won't know who you're making a quilt for. That's also very different than the current swap. And as I type that, not sure I like the pressure of that (on me to decide who gets what!) and not sure YOU would like making a quilt for a mystery person.
Mm... Seems like there is more working against the idea of a centralized swap than for it.
BTW, I have given negative feedback scores to those who abandoned the swap. And I encourage you to provide feedback about your swap mates-- good and otherwise. I would not allow back in someone who had not completed a quilt for this swap. And I would make full contact information a requirement-- I asked for it this time around, but not everyone provided it.
Well, I have a few more months to decide. Thanks for your feedback.
-- Jillaine