I love to buy online that saves shipping and sometimes sales tax. It comes right to my door and I am ready to sew. I still like to go to quilt stores to feel and touch the fabric especially if I need a special match to what I already have or want to make.It just expands the availability of what fabric choices you have. You can always find what you are looking for. My problem is that I find a fabric that I like and I overorder it because I don't know what I will be making out of it. I have a huge stash. I know that in the future I will need to make some scrap quilts to use up leftover fabrics.