I'm fairly new to Central PA, so I maybe haven't found all the fabric shops around yet, but I gather there aren't many. I just went to one LQS yesterday. It was 12 miles away. The shop where I took my beginner class is 23 miles away, in Hershey (I somehow manage to just go to the LQS there and not stop to see the chocolate.) There is a fabric outlet about 15 minutes away that I haven't seen yet, and three Jo-Ann's Fabrics within 10 miles.
I'd be willing to drive a few hours to grab some of the fabrics from a Wal-mart that's still selling them. While I deplore their practices re offshoring and keeping their employees without benefits, etc., the fact is that I cannot find fabric with small flower prints that were around all my life - until this year when I started quilting. I'm not an online shopper, so if no one else is carrying what I want, hey. Not to mention that I appreciate the lower prices, since I'm unemployed myself.
I still drive a couple of hours to the Philadelphia area a couple of times a month. Haven't made it to a fabric shop there yet, but I keep intending to. There are a number of them.
Surely there are Amish fabric shops in Lancaster County? I haven't made it there yet, and it's not something I'd do regularly, but I'd like to see what they have.
Oh, to find a store that carries the school bus yellow-orange solid I need in 100% cotton!