I spent over a hundred dollars purchasing sewing/quilting supplies from my LQS when I took up a beginners quilting class. Some of these include fabric scissors, template sheets, triangular quilting rulers etc. Right after my beginners class, my teacher introduced me to rotary cutting and I ended up spending more! Duhz! I wonder why she can't start me off on rotary cutting, so I do not need to spend unnecessarily on some supplies and shorten my learning curve. Many of those supplies are lying around collecting dust as I didn't get to use them after my beginners class. Back then, she told me that those supplies were compulsory for the class. More like trying to earn more money out of me, I think.