This is such sad news, but I have not put foot in a LQS in years around here. When I'm at a show or on a trip (Seattle) I do shop some LQS's. I made a resolution this year to use only from my stash. I've been pretty good and only bought some sales on-line about 3 times. It's more of a frabic fix than a gotta have. It's gotten pretty fun searching for fabric ~$3/yd. I don't buy it if I dont like it though. That eliminates about 1/2 the offerings in the clearance category. 8-)