Sorry to hear that Elaine, Our LQS here in Ithaca, NY is a wonderful place to shop and all the ladies there are so knowledgeable and always want to help you or will give suggestions if you ask. There is also another very nice one about 10-15 miles south of here. I don't get there as often because of the mileage and price of gas, but they have a huge selection of fabrics and they just had a sale with 25% off everything in the store. I went and stocked up on good quality thread as my newer machine is very fussy about the thread I use.