I like to see what is new with vendors and love to watch demos. I like looking at the quilts and sometimes it is in absolute awe. Sometimes I am just surprised by a color combination that I didn’t know I liked until I saw it. I love to look at quilting up close and get ideas. Also looking closely at free motion quilting makes me more confident in my quilting because the bobbles that make me sad and haunt me in my work are sometimes visible in the works of others. If I am going to a show for multiple days I might take a class. Sometimes it works out that there is lecture/demo with multiple instructors doing little demos and I always sign up for that if it fits my schedule. Another favorite is when there is an area with a display of quilts made by the teachers or authors at the show - it's always interesting to look closely at their work if I am thinking of taking a class or purchasing a book.