oldtisme, are you talking about THE Houston quilt show?
http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/vie...e=FallFestival
They don't get any bigger than this...it may spoil you for quilt shows forever
As far as vendors at guild shows, that isn't where I shop period. Maybe one in three shows I'll walk through the vendors but I never buy. I'm there to see quilts, to be inspired, entertained, poked with a wake up stick..."Hey, look at me, bet you never thought of this..."