Answers to Frequent Questions

I get some questions quite often even though PREPARATION & PRICES cover many of them. Who has the time, right? I am posting this list so I can email a quick reference to it in the future.

1. Round your quilt top measurements down to the nearest inch, i.e. make 65.5" just 65.
2. Batting is 90” wide. It is purely a service I sell at wholesale cost. You don’t have to ship it (but may) & less than store prices.
3. You need to select thread color for top and back or we can do it together.
4. Any pattern anywhere you find one on my site or elsewhere is $5. If I need to buy it, I pay the difference up to a max cost to me of $15. When a designer charges an exorbitant amount, I cannot absorb the whole cost. Most patterns cost $15 or less so you pay $5.
5. You pay what I pay for shipping. For expedience sake, I may quote a fixed price & pay the difference.
6. The blog is there for you to see progress on your quilt(s) if you want to participate. You can use a nickname rather than your real name if you prefer. It also shows you what is in the queue ahead of you. Most partners like to track all the quilts out there & some leave comments.
7. Every finished quilt is also posted on the QUILT GALLERY  & every partner has a Category on the BLOG
8. BE SMART!! Ship quilts in a box or a Tyvek envelope. Priority boxes & Tyvek envelopes are free at the post office. Wrap them in water proof plastic of some sort. Believe me, cardboard envelopes & even boxes get torn.
9. I am now using USPS online to ship back to you. This means everyone gets free email Delivery Confirmation and a rate lower than the local post office usually by several dollars. 99.9% get a brand new unused USPS priority box.
10. My goal is to keep the numbers simple. I adjust the quote details (thread, pattern, paid) as needed and add pictures but the total rarely changes. I re-date quotes & blog posts to the day I receive the quilt. If I end up overcharging for any reason, I offer a credit on the next quilt or will refund the amount. Using PayPal (see How to Pay detailed here) when I finish my work & am ready to ship avoids this.
11. I believe in rounding down. I leave rounding up to your discretion. This is after all a service.