Vitality you crack me up! lol.. yeah I wouldn't want my ugly fabric back either.
There were so many postings its hard to keep up! Sheri that whole cost reimbursement for selling a quilt is such a fine line with friends. Its too.. hard to sell to a friend for me. Its much easier to just gift to them and sell to strangers. go to craft fairs, things like that sell your heart out. all strangers
all with easy to see price tags on them. people want them or they don't. heck, its crazy but perhaps you work out a cost for making a quilt next time including your time and give them a contract when you start. just tell them including your friends this is just for your records
and 25 percent due at beginning or 50 percent due.. so you get at least the cost of the fabric covered! it is a real commitment and often you find people say oh I want one I would pay you for that then reality hits and its oh.. so cover yourself upfront. I paid a quilt store for quilting my quilt. 50 percent up front. just a thought but bummer and hope it doesn't put pressure on your friendship that makes it weird for a while.
Vitality I know that packages go wandering. It has happened to me too. Frustration central! good luck with service I can say UPS is way better than the postal service when it comes to tracking and information but that is just my opinion. also in reimbursements.
does everyone think spring should be the theme for next month? or do you want to go farther out and do just flowers? or pastel anything? what is the choice for the next swap. post your replies so we can pick our March swap .. easter is the side swap so no posts for easter please