I'm so frugal, I usually shop the on-line sales in the $3-4 range. Most of my fabric has come from a friend who knows how to yard sale! Recently tho, I spent $8 @ at my LQS. My DH was with me and he commented on a particular fabric about how pretty it was. He NEVER does that. I went back later and go a yard of it and that was made up into a tablerunner for him for his birthday to set his halloween village on. (His birthday is on Halloween) To me, that was money well spent!