One day not long ago, I was in my local WM and noticed some "big" bosses in the store. I walked up to them in their little circle and said, "Excuse me, but the rumor mill is alive and well, and I just want to know what your plans are with the fabric dept." One of them replied, "We're not taking away your fabric, in fact, we are expanding the dept. so it will be bigger and better." I thanked him immensely and proceeded back to the fabric. Two times recently I have seen fabric in WM that I liked and when I went back to purchase a few days later, it was GONE! This tells me that there are a lot of people buying fabric in WM. Also, if you like it, better get it while the gettin's good.