Dear Clsurz.....when I retire to Coastal GA (Brunswick area) in a few years, I will have to track you down and sit and tell stories with you. Hopefully we'll get to be quilting buddies-----since we think so much alike!!!! Loved reading what you wrote and I couldn't agree more. Married 21 years, divorced 10, buy what I want when I want it if the budget can handle it; I teach public school so my budget can be tight. BUT----I still shop the LQS when I want!