Julie Thanks for reading my post as it was meant to be read. I have more fabric than a small quilt shop. that being said I still need the right fabric to go with the stuff I have. I also am a designer and find I need to have fresh fabric for patterns that I sell. I love scrap quilts. I love the thought of going back to the basics but I also know that we must support local economy or suffer for the loss. I do shop on line when my local stores do not have what I need. I try to support my local shops at least once a month. The economy is not going to get better anytime soon. We need to be sauvy shoppers but also we need to support the industry as well.