I pay under 5.00 a yard for my fabrics and all from LQS - I buy when they have specials all the time...several times a year its everything in the shop and also there is a yearly event were a bunch of local quilt shops rent space at a local hotel and have huge sales...all around 5.00 a yard. I have bought a lot over the year thinking prices are going to go up but every month I see wonderful sales...so there are plently of affordable quality fabrics out there there..and many have websites so they are available everywhere...even international shipping though some have stopped shipping international due to lost shipments to many times.