Originally Posted by ptquilts
You are paying for all the heavy, intensive, labor and equipment involved in cutting one quarter yard of fabric.
See those ladies sprawled in chairs at the back of the shop, sweating, drinking Gatorade, and panting - they just cut a fat quarter for you.
I'm one of those ladies from a Vermont quilt shop. Next time you come in, make it during inventory when we have to weigh ALL the bolts in the shop and count all those FQs. Make mine red gatorade, please.