Getting your money's worth is something only you can decide. If you get enjoyment from doing your own quilts from beginning to end, learning new things, having fun with it and can afford it, it sounds like a go to me. To me it is kind of like buying a car, some people buy a used Ford, some people buy a Cadillac. My husband likes old hotrods and bought a 1934 Ford for "a lot of money". If we figured how much it cost for each time he actually drives it, it probably not look good. But the overall enjoyment he gets from it and time with his buddies, it is sure "worth it". Go get it girl!