I have to second Connie. I took it two year ago in Glenn Falls, NY. It was the most amazing learning experience I ever had. It was fun, entertaining and informative. You get the syllabus, and that is all you need. they even give you a pencil in case you need to write anything down, but everything is already written. I only used it for one little practice they do with you to teach you how to do a rhapsody quilt. The rest of the time I used it to write down names and numbers of the great people I met while I was there.
Everything they do has a cause or reason. They start late the first day so you can travel that day and start the seminar day rather than paying an extra hotel night. You then have the whole day Friday of class, the concert that night and all day Saturday, ending at 3PM, so you can still drive back home. Be prepared, that everything is done right on time. When they say the class starts at 2:30, that is exactly when it starts. You get breaks during the day and you can go shopping at the great vendors, including, of course, TQS. There is also book signings and a quilt show on display.
In general is amazing. You see? Two years ago and I still can not stop talking about it.