This would be a great opportunity to learn from many well known quilters/teachers. You would meet people from many different places. With your registration you get a bag, pin, and admission to the vendor mall for every day of the show. That is not unreasonable when you consider that the entry alone can be $10 to $15 per day for a well known show. Also the fees for the classes and lectures are in line with and in some cases below what you will find elsewhere. I saw that for some of the classes machines if needed were supplied. When you add it all up it can be expensive but what an experience.