I went into one of my LQS, it was empty, and I looked at a particular coloured fabric that I wanted, when I asked the price she said "£9 per metre" without thinking I said "No wonder your shop is empty" :shock: I apologised and we spoke for a while but I walked out without buying anything. I know that they have to hold stock for such a while and our Import duty is enormous but............
Quilting is an expensive hobby so I shop around. As I have said in other postings I buy my fabric from thousandsofbolts and a UK store
http://www.abakhan.co.uk/acatalog/Craft_Fabrics.html which I am fortunate enough to live close enough for us Ladies to have a day out, lunching n shopping :P but they do a good postal service.
Until the UK government does something about the Import duty, which will not be in my lifetime, we have to suffer it although I don't know how much longer our LQS will be able to continue.