Originally Posted by
PatriceJ
i suspect that if you join a swap of any type, anywhere, with
expectations, you are almost certain to end up disappointed to some degree.
join with hope;
join with whimsy;
join with patience;
join with generosity; or
join with a sense of adventure.
you are far more likely to end up feeling good about it.
Maybe the "guidelines" should read something like this?
Send in five blocks - any shape, any color, any size, any pattern, any quality of fabric, any quality of workmanship, made from washed or unwashed fabrics - and get five blocks back.
Would it still be a "reasonable" expectation to get five blocks back?
I don't feel "bad" about the swaps I participated in - I consider them to have been "educational" - I learned something from every block that came back - and from the blocks that I sent out, too.
Actually - it might be interesting to send four - of what I would consider "coordinated" sampler blocks to someone - and get four of what my trading partner would consider "coordinated" sampler blocks.