I love qult festival - a few of years I've missed because of work or family crisis but I've usually made it at least one day - last year all but Saturday (and that was by choice - was wiped out LOL!) dangerous place for sure -too much temptation! There's also a smaller quilt show around mid-September in Stafford (sw area near Houston) and that's a good one though small. I just put in vacation for that one :-)