I don't spend that much on fabric unless I LOVE the fabric -- and with my stash I can mostly use fabric I had bought for $5-8 a yard. I buy fabric online -- if I know the manufacturer and the designer. I have bought a few lemons and can't afford to do that often. I admit I haven't gone fabric shopping recently -- last time fabric was $10/yd and I was having a hard time paying that. Given how much fabric is needed for a quilt, this really makes it very expensive to make a big quilt.