As an Ontarian myself,I totaly agree with you're reluctance to buy fabric at the LQS. I buy alot from Fabricland, but the supply is limited. I would be lost as far as fabric goes if it wasn't for the net. I love love love etsy.com. I do feel bad for the business ownwers, but as deema said, my pocketbook is my first concern. I bought a kit from Texas, for a king size quilt that cost me 130.00 including shipping and duty. 130.00 here in Canada would buy me about a third of what I would need for that quilt. As far as exchange on the dollar goes, our dollar is pretty close if not par most of the time so it's even cheaper to buy online.