Gramof6

In a LQS here, I fell for a beautiful pc of Kona Bay fabric. I looked at the price and it was $14.95 a yard. That puppy went back on the shelf so fast I got dizzy! LOL It was gorgeous but not that much! Yes, here JoAnn's does carry some fabric for $12.95 a yard. I shop sales on the net now or in my stash. I hate to think how high in price it may go for. But..... everything else is going up also, so there ya go. I am very fortunate that my DH has let me buy what I want for years, so I do have some stash to last for a long long time.

caliquocat

Prices have gone up here in Northern California too. Our JoAnn's is no exception, cotton fabric at $9.99 yd. I see lots more fabric from China too.

beebs

It depends where you go though? I go to the sales and was getting as low as $5 a metre. And the other day spotlight had a 40% off sale and I got this beautiful fabric for $12 a meter - it is just stunning... usually I would never spend that much :D

wanda lou

that really sad, that would break the bank.

SewhappySue

Not much difference here in the UK either, average around £12 a metre. I have noted a FQ is now around £3.95 each too...def not cheap!!

carolaug

Prices here are 9.96-10.95 a yard. I have been buying more and more fat qtrs when they are on sale for 1.00 - thankfully we live in a no tax state

redmadder

LG That's how I started out in 1973. Who knew?

ywoodruff5

LOL - been up there for at least a year in my area! Thank God I have twenty years of wall insulation....er....stash!

rdem

I agree with that $18 to $30 per metre. To get things from America online are most often much cheaper than purchasing them here, sometimes even when they,re Aussie made!!!!

mldsews

Most of our fabric is now made in China. My friend is a sales rep. and she was saying the quality is no way near what US use to make. Also, they include the salvage in the width measurement and some salvage is more than 1/2". Now I buy a little more then required by the pattern to cover this.