I agree--why buy the bigger one? Lucky you--your class is coming up soon! Have fun and don't forget to post pics for us to see!
I have the bigger one and am waiting(not very patiently) for our guild to schedule a Rapid Fire Hunter Star class! They think it will be in February. I have all my fabrics and have watched Deb do her demo 2 yrs. in a row at Paducah. But my "scary" is that I want each of the diamonds to be a different colored jewel batik. So I'm(not so patiently) waiting for one-on-one help in a class.