Do NOT use UPS!! I shipped a quilt from FL to CA for my daughter's bridal shower. I shipped it because it was so large (124" square) it would have needed its own suitcase! I had it shipped to the business of the girl who was hosting the shower and requested a signature. It was only insured for $50 because who keeps receipts of the fabrics used or time?? Anyway I put it in a space bag which helped with the size and took it to the UPS store to be packaged & shipped. It would take a week to arrive and had to be delivered Mon thru Thursday only. They kept trying to deliver it at lunch time when the office was closed and after 3 tries was going to ship it back to Florida!! We would have passed each other somewhere over Texas!! Anyway the girlfriend begged them to hold it till Monday (this was over Easter weekend) & she would pick it up. It finally arrived for the shower but next time I might just get it's own suitcase and pay the baggage fee!! Or make it small enough to fit in a Priority Mail box!! So beware!