Every time the fabric sales reps come to show their new lines, I ask if there is any talk about prices coming down. The answer so far has been, "Not yet."
The reps all seem to think that if prices came down maybe 25 cents at the wholesale level that's all we could hope for... which would translate into maybe double that, at the retail level. Not too exciting, is it?
Personally, I'm wishing that the fabric companies would lower the price on some of their basics: solids, blenders, and simple prints with only a few colors/screens in them. Certainly those would cost less to produce than intricate designs with 16-18 colors.
I'm not expecting to get my wish granted. :?