In Tassie, cotton quilting fabric is $22 - $25 per metre. A metre is roughly the same amount as a yard.
Spotlight has some at $12 - $19 per metre, but not as nice fabrics. Our Spotlight here is small with limited selections.
Our government whacks a 17.5% import tax (on amounts over $1000) on fabric when it enters the country, then sticks another 10% gst on top of that. They are not doing small business here any favours with that sort of taxing!
I've already bought from the USA online and am thrilled with the fabrics. Postage cost is a problem, but even with that it's much cheaper to buy overseas.