I know this is going to sound crazy, but I have been in quilt shops that didn't feel right to me. I have also been in ones that just feel like home. the owner is friendly, and not over-bearing, and the shop has an almost cluttered look to it. One of the shops in town is so much fun to go to. She lets you go behind her counter where she has tons of kits and odds and ends, and into her back room where she keeps her over-flow. She is and isn't organized, and I guess I fit in with clutter and mess, but I love going to her shop. I probably didn't word this correctily, but a shop needs to have a certain feel to it, for me. My personality leans towards closed in places, and the way they display stuff-it might be called the country look. Anyway, this is my 2 cents worth.