Here in Norway we have to pay 6 times more plus postage than the cost of a yard of fabric in the USA. The dollar to kroner exchange is 5.7. Hence we pay around $15 a meter for the most reasonable fabric. The cost of everything is so high that quilting is not for everyone. And "if" we do order on the Internet and the total cost including postage is over 200 kroner we have to pay customs plus 23% tax. Soooooooo we are happy when anyone will mail us things- We can't ask a shop to mail us as a gift because it is against the law for them to do so, but it is possible for a person to do this. So, I guess what I am saying is that to have a friend who would agree to receive something and mail it on to us would be a big help, so we could take advantage of the free shipping in the USA and only have to pay shipping from one place. Am I making sense?