I have taken a wealth of information from this post. Thank-you all. I have quilted all of my quilts on a domestic machine with the regular pressure foot because I did not know any difference. I do now have a machine with all the goodies and I am anxious to try them out. Wish me luck, I seem to have entered the world of 'break the needle' lately. I have to know why I am doing that because I have become paranoid.
For fabric I thought about yard sales. At the end of the day the people are hot and tired. Many times they will give away what hasn't sold or sell it for pennies. Linens, clothes, drapes, etc. In my quilting world fabric is fabric (except polyester and such).