I lived in an area that it was hard to get good fabric. Talked with some quilter friends & I sent each person a set amount of money & each quilter sent me 1/2 yard of fabric (my quilt was black and white with one splash of red in it). When I made my blocks I used all the diff. paterns, etc and this was a blast. Some of the fabric came from personal (stach), fabric and some came from chain stores and others came from small quilt shops. Each person sent a note about the fabric they picked out. It was fun! We have sent out other special fabric orders to each other and each time we have fun.