HI April! Yes, 30 sets is doable! :)

I sent mine to you yesterday (It is after midnight so I had to think about that) Should arrive on Sat and confirmation # is 0312 3190 0002 1051 5221

Our post office was also closed at noon on New Years Eve, and I stay up and sew very late... so I was arriving at PO after they were closed! I really do need to start reading the notices that are posted! And did some one say postage is going up!!! Yikes not again!

Yes, postage rates are going up, starting Jan. 27th.

They can be any color or print correct?
Hugs
April

Yes, any quilting cottons will be great! :)

If you guys see volcanic eruption coming from the north east coast of the US, it will be from a small town on an island a couple of miles from NYC...Actually, it will be coming from Woodmere Blvd.
I mailed my package to Mariposa... but before I did.. I ordered the padded flat rate envelopes online, and printed my labels.. So far. So good.. Took the nice packages to the P.O., and was told that they would be cheaper to put it into a different Tyavek envelope. I wrote up the labels, and went to a different clerk, as the first one was helping another person. What should've cost me about $5.30 X 2, ended up costing about $11 X 2.. I don't understand how the clerks in the P.O. don't know what they are doing.. These clerks aren't new on the job. They have been here for years. My mistake was not taking my package, and going to another P.O. I wanted to make sure it got out, and didn't want to take the chance, and run into a time crunch.. I thought it didn't make sense, but have been putting in major hours at work, and was really tired.

Barri- you will like the padded FRE's. Especially the newew ones! :) And cost $5.30 to send. Not sure of new rates coming ~~

Mariposa,
I was using the FRE. I had gotten them a couple of weeks ago, and the guy was saying the only FRE were the cardboard. Two guys were saying it. It ticks me off that they don't know what they are doing. These are guys that have been in the position for at least 15-20 years. I live in a very affluent area, and the people have an attitude that money is no object, and I see the clerks in the stores have an attitude that they don't give a damn. The people that work here, don't live here. There are a lot of things that I am seeing that are getting progressively worse. A couple of them are the attitude of entitlement. The guy with the DDS plates parking in the bus stop to run in for a bagel.. The guy that parked in the middle of Central Ave to use the ATM machine. I was riding my bike. Couldn't go arround him on the right, as there was a car parked.. Couldn't go around him on the left, as there was traffic. Had to either wait, or bring the bike on the sidewalk..

I am in sending you a PM:) Was not sure I would make this swap but love those little squares. My asthma been bad and just starting to put xmas things away.Hope to take my tree down tomorrow.

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Good thing it does not have needles.

Hope you all are having a great day.
Kendra

Barri-- I got your package today! I'll send you a PM too~

Since I am not one to sit, and do nothing about the US post office, I went back to talk to the clerk, and figure out whyI paid double of what I should have. When I ordered the padded envelopes, I ordered Flat rate express instead of flat rate priority. Flat rate priority are $5.30 to mail, and the others go by the weight. It make no sense that the others go by the weoght. Anyway I ordered the right ones.. Ughhh

Barri- I am going to send your pkg. back in a Priority FRE~ will see how the stamps come off the other one~ :)

Hi, Rhonda
I am at the point of laughing. I find it mind boggling that the guys that work for a company (USP), don't know customer service.
I'm chalking this one up to stupidity. Both theirs, and mine. I did order the right ones, but even if I didn't send it then, I would've been late with it..

I forgot about the swap . . . good thing I remembered!

Nan

Thought I had missed the deadline. Sure glad I didn't! I'll be sending my package tomorrow. Will try to get the padded flat rate this time. Sending 25 packets. Thanks for hosting the swap! Judy

Just sent my package. Hope it is all correct.

I'll be watching for those squishy's! :)

According to USPS the new FRE (padded) will increase to $5.95 on January 27th. Just for anyone who was interested.

Booklady-- I got your package today! :)

2013 has started on with a punch for us. I will not be sending you my square Mariposa. Two weeks ago I gave the to my husband to mail as I was sick (asthma was real bad)and not going out in the cold. Last night went down to pick up some dog food and what did I find but my package to you. So I will keep it and be all ready to mail next time:) I can not say much to him as are life has been turn upside down with things in the new year. New job for hubby.redo's to the house my sewing room is all most done. My grandmother is in the hospital she is 94 been going to see her as often as I can until she passes. then two weeks ago right around the time when I asked hubby to mail the package our firer box went in the furnace. Plus our 9 year old dog became sick so trip to the vet and $389. later.When will it end.lol I just need to keep smiling things will get better and only have the baseboard to be put on in my sewing room. Really looking forward to having a room just for me. There are some good things about the kids all leaving home I get a room for me:) I will be busy sewing all the square I have until the next swap that will keep me out of trouble.
Hope you are all having a great day.
Kendra

Hello Mariposa can you message me your address so I can mail you my little postage stamps too you :)

Christine-- Done!! :)

So far, these are the folks' packages I have received:

Pattis47
judy_68
pschomomquilter
sustraley
nurse bonnie
barri1
Evie
marytoddliz
Booklady
Argentium

:)

Thank you Rhonda will ship tomorrow :)

Will you send our extras back so we can use them another time if you don't get the 20-30 we sent in?
Will mine have enough postage for the rate increase? If not, let me know and I'll send more.
Judy

We have quite a few that are not here yet. If there are not enough folks to swap out all sets, then I can send the extras back.
Let's wait and see how many come in ~:)

Darn, I just finished my 20 sets but it doesn't look like we have that many swappers. :eek:

Could someone PM me with Mariposa's address, her mailbox is full.

Thanks.

**My mailbox has space now! :)

Got it!

Thanks Barri. :thumbup:

Hello Rhonda did not get a chance to get to the post office yesterday had to have the furnace guy come out and take a look at the furnace and that always takes longer than they say it will. Anyways mailed today 30 sets and all the necessary stuff that goes along with it :) in a FRE here is the tracking # 420 99111 9405 5036 9930 0295 1192 71.

*Thanks for the heads up Christine!!

Package went out today. :o

I put my package in the mail this afternoon! As I was leaving school to go to the PO, I put the big baggie with the little baggies in it onto a radiator in the hall so I could zip my coat. . . the baggie slid onto the floor and all the little bags fell out! I got all the bags, but even though our custodians do a great job, there might also be a little bonus dust bunny in there as well! :) Sorry!

ps. if you have extra just send them on to me, I can and will use them for projects I have lined up

For those of you that didn't get your envelopes in the mail, YOU STILL HAVE TIME.. Today is only the 25th of Jan.. YOU CAN DO IT...

You go, Barri! :)

Sure glad you were going to shoot an arrow my way!!!!

Sent my sets out Wednesday.

**I have received sets also from:

amymarieski
bepositive
shelrox
frustratedquilter40

*Please remember to pack your envelopes well! One I received was badly damaged on one end. Totally ripped open, and was in a plastic baggie from the P.O. All is well!

:)

I mailed mine on Friday. If there are not enough swappers, I wouldn't mind getting more than one set from the same person - just a thought.