I do love the better fabrics and enjoy shopping in the LQS. However in this area I have had rather bad experiences with some of the shop owners who have been rude and arrogrant. The first class I took at the nearby LQS when I finally had time to begin quilting was a very unpleasant experience. My Paff machine was several years old at the time, but worked great and was not a cheap machine. However this was not good enough for the instructor. Even when I went back to shop for fabrics, I always felt insulted before I left the store. Then there is the LQS owner who stated how much she hated Wal-Mart every time she had an opportunity. Yes there are some very great high end fabrics that make some beautiful quilts and will last for years and years and I do enjoy having the ability to purchase them, but there is a time and place for using less expensive fabrics and the shop owners in this area need to focus more on customer service and drop their rude, arrogrant attitude toward customers who may need to be very careful with their money. Like many people in the US, I have quilts made from feed sacks that were made by my grandmother and I would not trade them for a quilt show blue ribbon quilt. Just recently a new fabric shop opened near us. They have very nice fabrics and when I was making my purchases, small as they were that day, the customer service was teriffic. I will buy more fabrics here.