I made a quilt and sent it to my SIL who is going through Chemo treatments for Ovarian cancer and it appears to be lost. It was suppse to arrive at her house in MD the day the hurricaine hit, and it is still not there. The USPS cannot find any info when trying to track it. Back to the drawing board. I'll have to make her another one!

OH NO!!!!!!! Hopefully it will show up soon.

I am so sorry to hear that! I will keep my hopes up that it still shows up, so don't give up.

so sorry this happened...hopefully, it will show up soon

I hope it can be found and returned, but if not may the person that finds it. see that it go's to a good home. You may never know the good you missing quilt can do for somebody that has lost everthing. would it be nice if this is how it all worked out. Here hopeing that your quilt got to the right person. {your sister}

Deb, I wouldn't give up on it. I use USPS a lot and have never (shouldn't say that!) had anything lost yet.
I better go knock on my wood table lol

Best wishes to your SIL.

So sorry to hear about your SIL - hopefully the quilt will show up!

:( I pray it will show up!

I'd wait for another week or two before I started on another quilt. It may show up....I hope it does!

Did you use delivery confirmation? Even if you did not, have the post office check with the route delivery person on duty that day. They might remember. But, it is all a long shot. Good luck.

I hope and pray it shows up.

I had a lost quilt arrive back at the senders two months later ...

Oh no! Put it up on http://www.lostquilt.com

Hopefully it will show up yet.....I'm sure there were quite a few delays during all the devastation from Irene! Fingers crossed for you!

There's a note (well it was there yesterday) on the UPS site saying deliveries were still delayed due to the storm. I agree with nycbgirl and wait a bit unless you want to make a gift quilt to have in your stash.

Praying it will show up. I'm sure it's somewhere delayed because of the storm, hopefully out of harm's way.

What a bummer. I agree, give UPS time due to storm problems. Otherwise keep after UPS - don't give up. If it doesn't show up, I agree with Sweetpea.

I feel for you.

I would give it a few more days before starting a new one. It might just be delayed.

I sent a quilt to a friend about 8 years ago and it never showed up. Has never been seen since either. After that loss, I made sure to include both addys inside the box and I now use a mailing bag with the information listed on it too inside any box I send. I'm not willing to lose another quilt that way. Oh and I make sure to have delivery confirmation too.

I am so sorry. This is why I always send my important packages UPS. I get a tracking number and can watch it online. I just don't trust the Post Office. I really hope they find it.

I insured it. The rules say you have to fill out a mountain of paperwork and show proof of value! How do you prove the value of something handmade? It is certainly worth more than the $200 I insured it for. That would maybe cover the fabrics but never my time. I am praying that it shows up this week, just delayed by the storm!

Oh what a loss for you both. Hopefully it will show up soon!

I sure hope it will arrive soon!!!

Yes all that and lots of INS and a pic of quilt in your photo album. With everyone praying for the quilt it should show up. Best of luck to you.

Sorry to hear about you SL and the quilt. When I mail something special or expensive I insure it and use Delivery confirmation. Cost is minimal compaired to the price of a lost item.

As soon as you make a new one it will show up.
If not someone has a work of art.
So sorry :-(
LC

The mail has probably been delayed. Parts of MD around the DC Metro area still do not have power, so it is understandable that there might be a delay in getting USPS packages shipped "ground".

It showed up late yesterday!!!! So happy!

I am so sorry! I hope it shows up!!

So glad it showed up!!! With hurricanes, things like that are bound to happen.... just thrilled for a happy ending!!

i wouldnt count on the usps finding anything i mailed my brother a hat and my neices some gift cards march 19th and theres no sign of them yet. i canceled the gift cards but i cant find another cap like the one i mailed him so i guess he just goes without. so now i bite the bullet and fed ex everything so far no problems with that its just expensive.
its no wonder the post office is going broke when my pkg was lost i complained on the phone online and everywhere possible i only got one phone call about my pkg some guy at the distribution center in dallas really looked hard for it buti guess it never made it that far. no one else seemed to care. im thinking when it hit ok city it went north instead of south.
carla

Bless your heart. I sure hope it shows up in time. Noiseynana

I just knew with all our prayers it would turn up, Thank God. I'm happy for you.

I agree with the posts abve, give it a few days. Don't give up hope.

Don't give up yet! I sent my daughter's wedding dress to her at an APO while she was stationed overseas via USPS -- it took about 10 WEEKS to get to her, when mail normally took about 10 days. I dont' know where the dress was or if someone decided that it had a lot of sentimental value, but it did eventually turn up in the original condition. Meanwhile, will keep you in my prayers!

Did you have it insured? Maybe it will turn up yet.

Glad it showed up!

How terrible, but perhaps it will show up, as it was probably misplaced. It's a shame that happened, especially for the reason you make the quilt in the first place. I'm not Catholic, but isnt' there a St. that you can pray to for lost things? If not, there should be, or maybe just pray for the lost to be found. Hope you get it back soon.

I made a crocheted afgan for my niece and my son mailed it, but did not put insurance on it. Sure enough it was lost in the mail. Never again will I send something that doesn't have insurance. Guess this is how we learn:::

So pleased there is a happy ending to your story!!!

Oh, just read it apparently showed up. I am so glad.

Kat