You are right - we had several duplicate fabric purchases last time. Also, didn't have enough swappers to give everyone different assortments.
But, overall, duplicates have been rather minimal since I started hosting the swap. Most of us make multiple quilts with the charms, so some duplicates are not a problem. Moonrise uses her fabrics in several ways in craft shows, some have indicated that they like to make "matching game" quilts so she uses 2 of each square. Then, I have one swapper who indicated she wouldn't be participating any longer because of duplicates - so the "can't please everyone all of the time".
Originally Posted by
bkay
If we had a lot of duplicates on the last swap, then that would indicate that several swappers bought their fabric from the same sources. Duplicates from one swap to the next might indicate the same swapper using the same fabrics over and over again.
jmho
bkay