Love your quilts and the LAQ did a nice job of highlighting instead of all-over quilting.
I think the idea of a gift certificate is a good one
Favorite Fabrics (a Board member) has nice selections, reasonable prices, fast delivery and good service:
http://www.favoritefabrics.com. I would say the same for Delta Patchworks:
http://www.deltapatchwork.com
My other vendor would be Hancock's of Paducah, their selection is vast and steep prices, lots on sale though:
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com
I would not try to pay her - too little and she's insulted, too much and she's embarrassed