Every LQS in Southern Ontario that I have visited lately has fabric from $12.99 to $18.99 with most in the $14 - $16 a metre range. A metre is 39 inches so it is slightly bigger than your yard. Mennonite shops which are often part of the home are a little cheaper $8- $13 but they seldom carry the latest fabrics. I was in the Quilting Bee quilt shop in Fonthill Ontario yesterday (one of the ten best quilt shops summer 2010)and their fabric was $15-$17 a metre with some clearance fabrics at $7 upstairs.