In one of our local LQSs a few years back I ran into a woman from Australia. She was buying TONS of fabric at 8,9 and 10 dollars a yard and talking about how inexpensive it was. I said that shipping it home was going to cost her a fortune! She said, "Shipping it home? I'm taking it with me in my suitcases. The friend I'm visiting is letting me have a dresser in her home for my clothes so I'm leaving them here. In a year or two when I come back I'll bring my empty suitcases and refill them with fabric." So maybe you need a friend in the states to come visit.