Oh, Marijke, I'm sorry this happened. I'll keep my fingers crossed that
the PO finds the quilt. Keep in mind that delayed/lost have been
reported to show up.

This is a good reminder for the rest of us to spend that little extra
time and expense on shipping our treasured gifts.

I've always felt a bit paranoid when it comes time to ship a quilt (and
since I don't finish a quilt that often, I'm a mess when it's
traveling), so I have tended to go a bit overboard, using one of the big
name commercial companies for the task (and even packing the quilt as if
it would be traveling under water). All the big guys now have slower
delivery services that are more cost-effective than overnight, along
with online tracking of the package and requiring a signature upon
delivery, so ask about the options.
--

KCK ( in Texas)
Take out the DOG before sending email

Website: http://kckintz.home.att.net/


"Marijke" wrote in message
.. .
I'm so upset!

I made a hug quilt for someone in a site I'm active in. The post
office lost
it.

No, it wasn't insured. No tracking. I know. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Anyway, it's no good to anyone else but the intended recipient but
just in
case it does turn up somewhere, I posted photos of the blocks and the
finished quilt at http://photos.yahoo.com/sesesi, just click on
cockatoo's
hug quilt to see them

:-((((

Marijke, in Montreal - where the postal system has lost more of her
things
than she can even remember.