Well I hate to disillusion everyone, while working in a Quilt Shop (at least most of them) is fun and you will learn a lot, it is usually a lot of hard work. Most shops move their fabric around and let me tell you that is Work! I hope you do get to take some of your earnings home, when I worked in a shop I never did but then I never worked 40 hrs a week either usually just weekends. My hubby told me one time that I had learned so much there I should be paying them - I told him I DO.
Seriously - congrats on your new job. I am sure you will love it. You love fabric and am pretty sure you love people (most of them anyways) so what could be better.