Inspiration. I visit other quiltshops and get inspired. Not our LQS! They mainly do business on the internet. I go to other quiltshops and get tons of ideas. I got one last month and even though I bought the main fabric at JoAnnes I always stop in my LQS and pick up a little something to add to it. Don't just educate with quilt project classes, educate on the thread you carry, the needles. Oh, my! After watching superior threads on The Quilt Show I tried their So Fine for machine quilting and I absolutely love it. Little tips to sell other items. I went to my LQS to buy a Quilt Engagement Calendar, they didn't have any. I was in a chat on New Year's Resolutions and someone said they listed their UFO's in the front and they write what they are doing on the days. A quilting diary, so to speak. Wanted to do it. Now I have decided to make my own engagement calendar. I wanted to try the Schmetz topstitch titanium needles. She doesn't carry them. I have to say in her defense she is close to retiring and does not have the marketing motivation bug any longer. diane/Wyoming