Well up until Friday I had not purchased one single piece of fabric -- not even an inch. Then I found out that Hancocks here in town has less than a month to stay open, so decided it was time to exercise my birthday exemption. Yeah, my birthday isn't until September, but Hancocks will be long gone by then. I purchased pieces that were left on the bolt to get the extra 10% discount, so 47 yards cost me $70.27. That averages to $1.49 a yard. The majority of these will be used in charity quilts. So, I'm a happy camper and don't feel the least bit bad at buying stash fabrics due to the unusual circumstances.
At least that is my story and I'm sticking with it.