No to shop hop, done it and will be traveling then. I usually volunteer during it to sell our guild's raffle tickets. I don't believe the ugly cook-your photo says different! What I now like to do is get a group of friends and after the official shop hop, we do our own. Shop hop is a great way to have fun with buddies and discover new places to travel to for MORE FABRIC! I've found a number of favorite quilt stores via shop hop. I also on occasion do on-line fabric store hop. some of my favorites are more in your area. Are you in a guild?