At the quilt show organized by the guild I belong to, you can get pretty much anything. Since so many people atend the show, we find that:
Quilters and guilt members spend the most at the vendors area. we bring quilt shop owners from areas outside of the guild's reach, where our members wish to go but many can not, because of distance. We also have local shops set up their booths.
Many non-quilters like to buy premade items. Many buy quilts that are on the show, but many of our visitors are from out of town and don't want to wait for the show to end to collect their quilts or pay for shipping to have them sent. Having quilted items for sale is an excelent revenue for the guild. We sold over $4000 two weeks ago only on the gift store section. This is also the area where the quilts can be touched. Is very popular in our show.
Many visitors also like to buy used books and magazines. We include non-sewing items all together on a separate table.
Some people get inspire to start quilting by visiting the show, and if there is a "garage sale" kind of sales, where they can get second hand tools to get started right away, is excellent. I keep someone by the table for support and orientation.
It takes a lot of hard work to sort everything out and getting it displayed in an attractive manner, but is worth it.
Maria