I remember when I could buy name brand fabric at Marshall's for less then $ 3 yard. If I liked a fabric I bought the whole bolt for about $30. Buying the bolt was cheaper per yard. I have bolts of vintage Robert Kauffman, Andover, Free Spirit of Tula Pink, Kaffe, and others. Lots of Hoffman Batiks. I am so glad I did. Fabric is expensive now but in ten years time it could possibly triple in price. Newer quilters should be buying all the sale fabric they can now.