I enjoy the row by row. I go to more shops some years than others. I have found some of the patterns have excellent instructions and some not so good. I am on vacation in Myrtle Beach and we are planning on hitting a couple of shops tomorrow. There a couple of LQS near my house near Cincinnati that have rows that i like. I also use this as an excuse to go to Fabric Shack. My area also has a shop hop in September. I often go to that as a birthday present to myself. There are several rows I would like that aren't in my area and have been trying to work out trades.