There have been many good suggestions offered here and I appreciate all of the ones who were trying to not be critical but helpful. There doesn't seem to be a clear cut decision on how to handle this but I'm going to talk to her about maybe trying the free approach to build the business. I love the idea of an open house concept and none of us who attended the first one really wanted the food. I would rather spend money on fabric or supplies. I can eat out whenever I want and go where I want. Thanks for the input. It's important for me to hear from people in similar circumstances and towns where there are not a lot of options for this kind of thing.