Butterfli19 -- very well said. These days economics and business dynamics are far more complex than ever. Stores don't have the luxury of stocking what we want -- more often it's us having to want what they stock. Over the last four years our small town has lost all four of its quilt shops. We are at the mercy of WM, Hobby Lobby, and Hancock's. The nearest JoAnns is over an hour away. High gas prices and fixed incomes definitely influence what we do. We learn to do what we can with what we have. To me the biggest element in the makeup of a quilt is LOVE, and that doesn't cost any money at all.