Most of the quilt stores in my area have gone out of business except for Joann's and a local quilt store that has been here for decades. They have a lot of business and they do more than just sell fabric...have classes, books, beads, etc. I can to travel to another city to get good quality quilt fabric too. There was several quilt stores in my area, but when the price of fabric soared, they all went out of business. The is a fabric store for fabric other than quilting not too far away too. It is not uncommon for me to drive to another city to buy fabric. My quilting friend and I go shopping for fabric and have lunch so it's a good day for us!
I lament that the cost of fabric has caused a lot of women to have to give up quilting, especially the younger gals who do not have a stash to fall back on. I'm grateful to have online quilting friends to share our passion with.