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Paper Bag Swap

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Swap Coordinator:jzzyblu (contact)
Swap categories: Fabric  Sewing  Quilting 
Number of people in swap:5
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.95
Last day to signup/drop:September 18, 2012
Date items must be sent by:November 5, 2012
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Take one paper bag fill it with 3 coordinating fat quarters of fabric, add in some accessories like buttons, ric rack, zipper or embroidery floss, etc, and send it to your partner. They will create something special for you and mail it back. The creation could be a bag, doll quilt, small wall hanging or something else.

Now the rules: Don't sign up if you won't have the time to create a nice gift for your partner. What you get back is a surprise so no asking for specific item. You must use up most of the fabric no making a wonder wallet and sending that. You can make several small items to send back. I will not angel so don't flake on your partner. Enjoy and have fun. PLEASE get your fabric out to your partner within a few days after partner is assigned so they have time to create your surprise.

Discussion

rngstgstll 11/ 5/2012 #

I sent back to my partner today -- any ideas as to how we are going to rate each other? This was a really fun swap! I loved trying to figure out how to use the fabric and embellishments!

jzzyblu 11/10/2012 #

Rate according to if you got something really nice and feel if it deserves a star. It will be rated the standard swap-bot way. I have to rate accordingly because the one who was to send to me never sent anything. She will be rated a 1.

kmcscott 11/13/2012 #

Shouldn't we be rating the person who made something from the material we sent them?

rngstgstll 11/19/2012 #

I have just been rated a "1" because of the confusion. I have contacted site administration, as feel that kmcscott should be rating me, and I should be rating catchahug, not catchahug rating me and me rating kmcscott. The initial problem with assigning ratings that I pointed out to jzzyblu was never corrected, and so we are all rating the wrong people.

catchahug 11/19/2012 #

Oh it a terrible mistake I I don't know were my fabric went and what thats person made me I sent my package a purse to bjane but it was suppose to go to another one that I rated. A 1 sorry sure hope I don't get a 1 I did everything I was suppose to do what should we do guess host bad rate or computer

rngstgstll 11/20/2012 #

It's OK, thanks for un-rating me, I appreciate that a lot! As far as I'm concerned that fixes everything on my part.

Let's see ...here's what I know.

jzzyblu sent fabric to kmcscott, who made her something and sent it back.

kmcscott sent fabric to rngstgstll (me) and I made something and sent it back to her.

rngstgstll sent fabric to catchahug, who made something and sent it to bjane.

catchahug sent fabric to bjane and hasn't received anything back yet.

jzzyblu never received fabric.

There were 5 of us. Could it be that jzzyblu never received fabric from bjane?

So, to correct this situation we need to see if admin (Rachel and Travis) can fix the ratings mechanism for this swap. If that is not possible, maybe we coulld unrate each other and count what we received as RAK (random acts of kindness) by leaving a comment on the profile page of the person that we received from??

Catchahug was confused by the way the swap partner assignment was set up -- I see no reason to rate her a "1". I'd be happy to angel her if her partner is unable to send her something. Catcha hug, have you contacted bjane?

rngstgstll 11/20/2012 #

As I think back on the information that I know about this swap, I recall an email that was sent by jzzyblu not to send out our fabric because of the rating confusion.

Is it possible that this is why you never received fabric, jzzyblu?

Maybe we should look into this aspect of the exchange.

jzzyblu 11/21/2012 #

I PM bjane to tell her to send her fabric to me so that I would make for her. She had another email from me again explaining to send me her fabric andshe never send anything.

jzzyblu 11/21/2012 #

I am in the process of making something for catchahug to send out next week. I also rated bjane as a 1 for not sending out and not responding to me either.

kmcscott 12/ 1/2012 #

Well it doesn't look like any corrections have been made for us to rate for the Paper Bag Swap. So I will have to rate rngstgstll here and in the comment section of her profile page. It's sad that we spent so much time on this swap and it doesn't count towards our rating. Rngstgstll deserves a heart for her beautiful work, actually she deserves several hearts. I really, really loved everything that she made for me. She made some flower pins that are just too cute. She also made a scarf with a secret pocket that is simply gorgeous. You can tell that she put a great deal of thought in to personalizing the scarf especially for me. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you!

catchahug 01/ 8/2013 #

I was wondering who receive the bag I made and I just received the book holder that jzzyblu angel me very pretty you did lots of work thanks a millon haven't been rate yet. Will what a terrible confusion hope you allow had great Christmas and new. Year God bless cindy

catchahug 01/ 8/2013 #

Yes I wrote bjane received no reply

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