Our local fabric shop (about 1/3 cotton, the rest decorator fabrics) just moved to larger (but cheaper) quarters. The cottons are all over-runs from Blank fabrics, used to be $5, now $6/yd. Not only the cost of the cotton fabric went up, but she said the shipping was double what she paid 4 months ago! She will now offer class space to local quilt teachers, charging just the cost of her insurance ($20/day). She thinks she will make new customer contacts, sell fabric needed for the classes, threads and notions. She doesn't carry rulers, rotary cutters or other quilt supplies. I think most of her sales are to people recovering furniture or making drapes. The quilters are cheering her on because it is 20 miles to the next fabric store!