Many times it is difficult to find vendors for a small quilt show. If a guild is putting the show on they want as many vendors as possible to help defray the costs of the space utilized for the show. I like seeing many different items at a quilt show. Course in my opinion the Houston quilt show is the grand daddy of them all -- they have so many different vendors! In our area the local quilt shops don't vend at the quilt show they would rather keep their shops open and well staffed.