yeah I do have to order that much.... A full bolt has 8 yds on it. I could order just what I need, but I would get one bolt and then whatever more I need (would be cut) - I need 3 pieces of approx. 3 1/3 yds to get the pattern to match. If I ordered say - ten yds. I would get one bolt plus a 2 yd cut. I only want to seam it in one direction.