I've done 3 Civil War ones at my LQS. The cost is $30 a month, no sign up fee. Each was different as to what we got. Two of them our teacher created the blocks each month from that time frame and with each class we also go a lecture of the civil war to go along with it. I could listen to her read all night long. I had the same teacher with all three classes, one had blocks from a company. The first we did 5 to 6 6in blocks each month and we got the pattern and the fabric and the lecture, the second we did at least 2, one 9in and 1 12 1/2in block w/pattern and fabric and the 3rd was one block mostly with pattern, lecture and fabric. The teacher went over how to construct the block each month and was avaialble in the store every Friday if you needed extra help. I do feel I got my money's worth from her classes and have no regrets in taking them. I've seen others where 30 a month would be too much.