It must have been on a slow boat to China before going to Germany. I'm so happy that she finally received the quilt. Sometimes you never know how things get to where they are going. I once ordered undergarments from a reputable women's catalog, I never received it, but apparently the package had been opened and empty. I hope they were the right size, but thankfully they filled my order again and I received what I had ordered. There must have been gremlins at work on that quilt, however, angels found it and took it home.