We have a wonderful LQS. It is small, but expanding. The owner and her part-time help are all wonderful, friendly, helpful people. Classes are offered one night a week, and the shop is open four workdays (closed Mondays) and open all day on Saturday. The only complaint I would have is that the "classes" are more like "come in and sew up the current pattern chosen for the class and if you have a question, we will answer it." I have taken "real" quilt classes at the local university with much better instructors; however, my favorite quilting instructor is really a math teacher in her professional life, so her classes are well organized and quite instructional.