It's cheaper to buy a bolt from wholesellers. I but bolts when I go to Marshall's Dry Goods. A group of us will go and buy bolts then swap fabric yard for yard. Everyone has different fabrics for the bolt price. I keep a bolt of Amish black and neutral tone on tone. I always use them in most quilts. Marshall's has in store specials usually $1.98 per yard if you buy the whole bolt. Yardage is 8 - 15 yards per bolt. I can buy the whole bolt of most name brand fabrics for what a few yards would cost if cut from the bolt. I wouldn't buy a whole bolt from a quilt shop at regular per yard price.