I did a marathon expenditure once, a small LQS in Tooele was going out of business and they carried top of the line fabrics, when they had their remaining fabric at 50% I bought $597. worth. But I ended up with enough fabric for several quilts. What I did was buy all of what they had in differnt lines, so I would have fabrics that match. I was a very fun and sad day since that was my very favorite store.