{"id":4633,"date":"2018-01-22T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2018-01-22T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:00:18","slug":"returning-quilts-safe-and-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/22\/returning-quilts-safe-and-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning Quilts Safe and Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWhy do our guests come to our show?<\/p>\n\n\nSome come for the vendors. Some come for the classes. Some come to see friends. But everyone comes for the quilts.\"\"<\/a>\nShow quilts accepted for our annual contest and for special exhibits begin arriving at our office in December. The quilts are meticulously logged in and stored until the Sunday before the show when they are moved to the Ontario Convention Center for judging and displaying.\nWhen the show closes on Sunday at 3:30 PM, dismantling the many quilt displays begins immediately. Each quilt is removed by white-gloved volunteers and carefully stored until the next day, when the process for packaging and shipping begins.\nOther large shows can take up to a month to return their show quilts to the makers. At Road to California, we pride ourselves in developing a process where over 1,000 quilts are readied for pick-up by FedEx by Monday afternoon following the show.\"\"<\/a>\nShow Owner, Matt Reese, personally oversees the packing and shipping of the quilts. \u201cI am 100% directly responsible for this special task,\u201d commented Matt. \u201cI do not delegate this responsibility to any of our staff.\u00a0 Through the years, I have retained full oversight even when I was in law school and even when I was sick.\u201d\nMatt has spent the past four years perfecting Road\u2019s packing and shipping method. His goal is to have the job done as quickly as possible without compromise. Matt says using computers, having multiple packing stations, and hand-picked volunteers make the difference.\nRoad 2018\u00a0Teacher\u00a0Pat Yamin<\/a> of Come Quilt With Me<\/a>, stays in California an extra day after the show so she can help volunteer with the process.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>\nEach quilt has a return instruction sheet <\/em>completed by its owner that accompanies it throughout the 5-step Shipping and Packaging Process:\n\n\n

Step 1- Expediting\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nOne person verifies the return instruction sheet <\/em>along with the quilt\u2019s assigned tracking number and a volunteer matches it to the quilt.\n\n\n

Step 2- Packaging<\/p>\n\n\nA volunteer folds the quilt as it was originally received, per the owner\u2019s direction, and puts it in a plastic bag to protect it against any possible insect or water damage in shipping.\"\"<\/a>\nThe quilt is then placed in a brand-new box that matches the dimensions requested by the owner. These boxes are put together on site and are filled\u00a0with acid-free packing paper to avoid movement of the quilt during shipping.\"\"<\/a>\nOccasionally, when a quilt is received, the owner asks to have it returned in the box they provided. In those cases, Road holds on to the boxes until final shipment. And sometimes two quilts are returned to the same owner in the same box.\n\n\n

Step 4-Weighing\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAll boxes are weighed on a scale and the weight is recorded on the <\/span>return instruction sheet.<\/em>\n\n\n

Step 4-Computer Station\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThis is the final check point for the quilt. It\u2019s number and box contents are verified and a packing label is printed.\n\n\n

Step 5-Sealing and Mailing\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe boxes are sealed and the mailing label is affixed. Also, the number of the quilt is written on the side of the box. All sealed boxes are stacked, ready and waiting for the FedEx truck to arrive. The FedEx driver loads the boxes, verifies the order and takes all the boxes to their main hub at Ontario International Airport for shipping.\"\"<\/a>\nWe know there is a a lot of trust in us and our system by the quilters.\u00a0 We take pride that we can assure them that they should be receiving their quilts safe and sound by the end of the week.\n \n ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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