I've met many of the quilting stars (and YES, some do want applause after every few words they speak, but that's another story)
Yes all the big name are there and your statement is so true of some of them. LOL No one is more gracious then Eleanor Burns and she has always been accessible to everyone with a big smile all day. Sharon Schamber, the best quilter I've even met and probably will ever meet, is very friendly and usually in her DD's vendor's booth doing demos.