I have been in some of those already mentioned, and I have to say that they can't beat Patchwork Plus here in Marcellus. The owners and staff are FRIENDLY, there are tons of bolts of fabric and the building is almost new and beautiful. I have never taken a lesson there but they have many. I bought my Bernina there, too. Oh, and they have lots of yarn. This shop was written up in one of the national quilting magazines a few years ago.....can't remember which one. It was in the top ten shops in the nation. Lots of out of town folks shop there. It's a "Don't miss" shop.