kits are often more expensive- because we are willing to pay extra for the fabrics being put together for us--sometimes even though it seems (yard for yard) to be more expensive it really is not- because --- if your quilt kit has an assortment of 30 different fabrics (or more)to get them all out side of a kit you might have to buy a heck of alot more than you need- shops tend to have minimum cuts--if they will only cut 1/2 yards and you only need a 5" square---
in the kit you get what you need---at times it is the economical way to go
looking forward to pics!