I have alot of friends swap scraps with me and mom has bins to the celing I usualy only have to pick up a few coordinating colors and batting I always seem to be out! I would say I go to the store and cruze the clearance and I average 10.00 to 20.00 a month depending on if I have to buy batting or not and if I have a 40% off or 50% off cupon.I tend to pick up fabrics I might need for the next progect before I have the next progect.Fabric swaps are great ways to cut costs. like if you have a fat quarter left from an old progect and it is just colecting dust swap it with a friend!