Don't give up on Craigslist. I found a HUGE amount of fabric last week for $25.00. It is clean and the lady was a real sweetheart. The fabric was her mother's and nobody in her family sews, so she decided to finally part with it.
This is what I got! (It filled two large rubbermaid containers, just with the cottton fabric. (Ths is JUST the pile of cotton... not counting the second pile with as much non-cotton!)
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