You have some very good ideas and as a former quilt shop owner I can see how most of them would be very helpful. I know one problem with our shop was not enough samples and the same ones were left there for too long. Also, we didn't make kits of our samples. That would have been a big help. Classes, classes and more classes are always a big help in keeping the shop going. Sometimes teachers are hard to find and it is hard to know what people are wanting to learn.