i had similar experience at ou local hancocks. i took the day off from work looking for a fun day of sewing/quilting; was put in a very small room with 5 other ladies,a few tables, and 1 iron/ironing board. the teacher was 30 minutes late, then she said we should not have pre-washed our fabric as it was a rag quilt, but i had.she was not nice about it. i told her i washed it because 1 piece was white and 1 piece was black, and boy did it run. then, one of the ladies wanted to make a different size quilt then the rest of us and she couldn't even do the math to re-size the quilt. i got up and left went home and made my own rag quilt. no more classes at hancock's!! yes, i got a store credit for my money.