We are at 17 at the moment. Cutting 20 sets is reasonable. The group has been hovering near 20 for a number of years. We may get a couple more to join us. Feel free to mention our group in other threads or nudge QB friends too consider joining us.
I will be looking back a previous swaps in the next few days and contacting former swappers who have not returned to see if a personal invite will bring them back for another swapping year.
Thanks for the photos and suggestions, Pamelor. Good suggestions. I always take in my first envelope and go through the process of having it weighted and measured and then make all envelopes the same. The subtle fear of a misscount or a poorly cut square got to me also so I toss in a few spares too. Just in case.
Here is another layout option from a couple of years ago. It keeps the package thin and have not had a failure yet.
**** Hint: If your envelopes are thin, some folks run scotch tape around the edges to prevent any damage to the envelop and loss of candy. A long number of years ago I did receive a birthday swap package in a plastic bag from the Post Office because their machine damaged a very thin envelope. Normal weight envelopes do just fine.