I too have signed up for BOM's but I have not done one with the $25 sign up fee. What's that about anyway? The one's I've choosen have also been much less expensive/mo. I did the Buck/Block and really like that one, but it's not done now. I'm not sure why. I did buy other things from those shops so it is a nice promo deal for them. I also did an in house BOM that was FREE if you brought your completed block in for the next mo. It was fun and the lessons were very good. Again no one in the class left w/o buying more stuff in the shop. It was a great promo deal for the shop and the customers. I am still doing one BOM from a shop in NC. When this one is over, I think I'm done. I was feeling lonely in my own quilting world and the BOM's helped with that. I will admit there are many in my WIP/UFO piles. LOL I'll get them done eventually.