There was a post here recently relating to the increase in price for FQ's and how they seem to be shrinking, as well as the overall feeling that prices for fabrics seem to be creeping up. I knew I'd seen an article that addressed this and it took me a bit to find it, but here it is:
http://americanquiltretailer.com/cotton/
Like all things, if we want things of quality, then we'll have to pay a bit more! Maybe now is when we turn to the methods of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers and recycle clothes, linens and other fabrics for our quilts!