SulaBug

Missi, I love the center square that you have received. It's wonderful. I hope you find the perfect way to finish it.

sandpat

I'm excited! I am waiting so I can go shopping at my LQS. Darn..I wanted to go this week...hurry hurry top!!! Hey...it does have wings on it doesn't it....maybe that will help it get here a little quicker. :wink:

sandpat

Ok..I have a couple of silly questions. I was reading the original requirements about the size of the borders. The original center was to be 24"...then the next was to add the 3" border..but it says 30" finished. Mine that were mailed are 27 1/2" (as I added only a the 3" border) ....Now, this next round is to be 33 or do we go to 42...see..when we add 6"..OOPs...which direction should we go?

And...when you are mailing your packages...are you adding insurance and if so...for how much? I'm learning the hard way that it can effect what our International friends have to pay to recieve the package (re: VAT) What are all of you doing for yours?

purplemem

Patti,
If you added a 3 inch border it would be 30 inches, as you added 6 total inches to 24 inches.

I insure mine for $100 when I mail it.

sandpat

barbsbus

I love the red border. Thanks Calico2402. Can't wait to see the next round. I still have a little more to do on the one I am working on now. Hope to get it off in the mail by Friday.

SazuBMidlands

Patti,
You should have started with a 24 inch centre block (unfinished), and added a 3 inch border to each side.
24 (centre) + 3 (left border) + 3 (right border) would be 30 inches (unfinished).

The next round is to add 6 inches to each side, so 30 + 6 + 6 is 42 inches unfinished.

Or is the problem that the block you've been sent has only a 1.5 inch border each side, making it 27 inches? If that is the case you probably need to alert Judy for advice.

sandpat

DUH...DUH....banging my head on the wall..... :roll: Can you tell that I read that BEFORE I had my coffee this morning???? So sorry for the confusion...its just me :oops: :oops: :oops:

I really don't remember the measurement..but whatever it was..I'm sure it was right.

jstitch

MAILING ALERT!!!

For those of you mailing internationally, you need to be aware of a couple of things...

Customs forms must be filled out properly for the country you are mailing to.. we do not want to pay customs charges on any of these and are justified not to as we are not importing or exporting goods.. only trading services...

I usually mark mine "other"...not gift or merchandise, etc..
I usually mark the contents as "craft fabric"
Mark the package to be returned to the sender in the case that it cannot be delivered.. we dont want tops lost in international mailing bin somewhere..

Also the cost of the item must be considered.. If it is over $50 value, customs charges will be assessed at the receiving end.. I would suggest you estimate a value less than $50. How can we justify this? Well again, we are not importing or exporting goods...just exchanging value for value..

Insurance is another matter.. I think that the US Post Office defaults to $100 insurance without extra fees.. I am going to suggest that we all abide by that and NOT add extra insurance.. gets us back into the customs issue.. how can we value it less than $50 and insure it for more than $100... I would like to have your input on this, but to minumize the impact of chgs, I would like us all to use $50 as the basis for the value of all tops, and take the chance of losing $50 in coverage in the case of one of them getting damaged or lost...

I still dont know what to do about tracking internationally...Ill check on it today.. again.. but to track international adds a tremendous amount to the postage...

I am assuming that the customs form will serve as a tracking device for international packages, Ill check today...

Any other issues, please post them for the benefit of all...

And Im sorry that I didnt think to post this sooner.. before we had a problem..

The international girls might be able to help us out here as some of us are not used to this process. Try not to be judgemental when these things happen..but informative and helpful in finding a solution.

JANW

Also, you need the seam allowance and that will make it 30 1/2 " finished.