I am making kilts for our Boy Scout troop and have also been in search for tartan like fabric. We are trying some fabric from a wholesale upholstery shop. We paid about 5.95 per yd for 60" wide fabric. I am making 2 from this fabric, we requested 4.5 yards they cut 5 and charged us for 4 yards. You do need to be sure that the material is not backed for upholstery and check the care instruction. We may end up looking a bit like we took down the den curtains but we hope it will work well for our needs. Good Luck!