Have you ever purchased a fabric that’s perfect for your project(s), then found you didn’t have enough?  Or you wanted more for a similar project?  However, when you went to purchase more fabric, the store was out and couldn’t get any more. 
That design had been discontinued!
*I discovered this when I was making appliqued quilted vests for children.  A store would order a number of vests, then later want more of a specific design.  If I didn’t have enough fabric, I’d order more, often finding it had been discontinued in a relatively short time.  A customer might purchase a vest from …read more