$200 seems a little high but since that amount includes the materials for the class I think you should take the class. When I first started I took a class that was about $60 and we supplied our own materials. I made a king size quilt so if you add the cost of a king size quilt to $60 you are close to $200. That was about 10 years ago and prices are up from that long ago. You should find out from your LQS what the class will be teaching. I would not be able to make the quilts that I can make today without that class and some others along the way. The classes teach us things that it takes often takes lots of mistakes to learn on our own. So, I say go for it!!