About a year or so ago, a friend closed her quilt shop and had a garage sale of all the fabric she brought home for $2.00 a yard -- I got 100 yards, but pieces were from 2 to 10 yards so I didn't get as many different fun fabrics. Had to save up my "allowance" for that shopping spree. I'm a state employee in Ohio and we are glad to get our regular paycheck, even though it's smaller the last couple of years then it used to be. What fun for you! I just started buying some batiks and could see how they could get addictive.
Deby