Originally Posted by plainpat
Was in a LQS this wk end & noticed prices had gone up, at least twice since I was there a month ago.This is not a big shop in a tourist location,but a small place in a working class neighborhood.
Most new cottons were $12.49 yd.Quilting notions were off the chart.I was just looking & didn't need a thing.Only saw one customer making a small purchase.Not looking good for LQSs or quilters needing fabric.
If these prices continue to rise, I am afraid that alot of places are going to close..Which is so very sad..I would think that if a business lowered their prices, and more people came because of it..They would make more money instead of losing money..