Originally Posted by MIJul
I feel sorry for the LQS. It's not their fault that the prices are going up. They have bills to pay and want to stay in business.
It's a lose-lose situation. I too don't believe the LQS is trying to rip off the consumer. It's the sad truth that cotton crops have been bad. They do have to stay in business. I don't see how they can make any profit with the costs and the economy the way it is
I honestly won't pay over $6 a yard for fabric...well I did buy 1 yard of fabric @ $9.95, but it was science themed with physics equations so I couldn't pass it up.
I hit garage sales, thrift stores, freecycle, and all that. If I ever do run out of fabric, I'll go back to the old way of quilting, cutting up clothes.