Busy time

I have been really busy during the last couple of weeks.  I haven't gotten much done for my business.  But on an up note, I have been doing a pretty good business sewing for an older lady.  However, she has asked me to make her some jackets.  I will and I am working on them.  However, the quality of fabric is disgusting.  I never thought that in my lifetime, I would see the United States without a manufacturing base and I never thought I would see the citizens of this country settle for the garbage that is being shipped here and sold.  There is no good fabric and notions out there.  I judge everything by fabrics.  And what I am seeing today is really trash.  Trash with a high dollar price tag.  I would liken it to going to the city dump and loading up on garbage and paying for the privilege.  When I began sewing in the 1960's, there was quality wool, Compton Corduroy, wonderful cottons and denims.  Now all you can find is polyester, spandex, nylon.  The quality of the cottons is pathetic.  It was stuff we would find at the dollar store and we would not use it.  Now it is considered quality fabric.  This country has really sunk to third world status.  And it is shameful.