Cost, the quilt kit itself was about $89.00 and then all the additional material for the sides, about another $35.00 (got that from Hobby Lobby). Then my batting 80/20 (listened to the Quilt Board to determine whether poly or cotton or mix) at Jo Ann's on one of their 50% off days was $20.00. So round it off about $150.00. There was some paper piecing for the triangles (learned how to do that too!). Lots of ripping as I made mistakes and lots of whoopee when I did the sewing and all the pieces came together. My trusty Featherweight from ebay was a dream to work with during the whole adventure. Retired in January from 27 years of teaching and decided to start quilting.