Hi everyone! This topic brought me out of lurkdom! I just started a BOM at a lqs where you pay $5 for the first block. Thereafter, you have to meet each month, have the previous month's block completed, and be on time (It starts at 8:00a.m.) and the rest is free, except for the finishing kit if you want to buy it. They do a little demo of the current month's block & then the shop owner shows what is new in store. The blocks will be a challenge for my skill level. I started one month behind so have already spent $10....and oh, there were the Marti Michell templates to buy. I know I'll be late or out of town some, but still, I think I will learn a lot one way or the other....maybe not to do another BOM...and I will meet more quilters!