Originally Posted by Mirabelle
Yes we pay far too much for fabric in Australia, yes we all understand about buying local and all that but I recently wanted to purchase some Robert Kaufmann Fusions from my local quilt shop and the price was $26 per meter
(which is 39 inches). So home I come and get on the ole computer and ordered what I wanted over the internet. Landed in Australia only cost me $11 per yard...
Most of us are on limited income or self funded retirees so we have to careful how much we spend on our addiction er sorry hobby :-)
Like Mirabelle, I shop where the cheapest fabrics are. Here in Queensland the two best shops for me is Bargain Box with fabrics going full priced at $13 per meter and they do sell a lot at 1/2 price lately to make room for more stock. I go the the craft shows twice a year where some of the discount fabric shop sell for $10 per meter, and it is not easy to save up enough money to go and spend up big at those prices. Being on a pension does make it hard.