It's worth the trip!! One time I went to NC to see my daughter & family (live in Spruce Pine), we stopped in Gastonia at Mary Jo's and spent about an hour or so. It wasn't long enough!! But we had DSIL & the kids, so it was hard to spend longer. Next time we go back I'm planning to go there again. What a great fabric shop it is!! Tons and tons of quilting cottons....and the prices are great!!!