Originally Posted by MissJMac
Good Lord, where are all these people shopping?? Maybe I misunderstand what LQS is I couldn't afford to quilt if I had to spend 9.00 a yard for fabric. I shop online now a lot (age and health prohibit going out much), also Hancock and Joann. Everything has to be on sale and I never pay more than $4-5 per yard.
I generally take LQS (Local Quilt Shop) to be an independently owned specialty quilt shop as opposed to a chain store. And the fabrics they carry are usually higher quality designer brands like Moda, Hoffman, Timeless Treasures, etc. So you would expect to pay more, since there are differences in the thread count, printing & finishing processes, etc.
I think that was the intent of the original question, to find out the prices at the local 'little' shops, not the big chains.