Thank you so much for this post, Twinkie!! (My husband and I both laughed at your statement). Though I live several hours drive from the nearest Walmart, I will make that drive the next time I need to stock up. I went to my LQS yesterday to find that she had raised the price of her fabrics to $11.00/yard. Not just the new stuff, but everything in her shop even if it's been on the shelf for three years or more. Sheesh! Not this girl, not now and not ever!!! I made my first quilts 35 years ago with Walmart fabric and they are just a beautiful now as they were way back then. Good enough for me!