I agree with Ladybug Pam. Every shop has a personality. It need not be what you like but what the quilting community wants. Also, be a part of QOV and Project Linus, helping all of us give back to our community. We have all night Pajama Pizza parties. More fun, 20% off everything we buy and sometimes we make it to 1:15am. Mostly its midnight when we start heading home but we get so much accomplished. Its quarterly. One shop we have is heavy into embroidery machines. We don't go there very often. Look at "Quilt Shop Sampler" that shows LQS across the US for ideas.