I started with sewing craft items for craft sales, dolls, wall hangings, painted wood items that I would "dress" after I cut them out and painted, of course. I would buy all kinds of pretty fabrics for my dolls dresses. Then my friends finally convinced me to try quilting, well, I already had all the fabric buying down, though I discovered early on to be careful to check the quality of the fabrics cause many of my "cheaper" fabrics faded on the folds or have fallen apart. Now I must buy on a weekly basis or I will just die. Fat quarters just arn't large enough, unless it is for a specific project in colors that I don't really care for, I buy most of my fabrics on sale, some at terrific prices, those I finish the bolt one. But I do buy at regular price, usually a yard, 1.5 yards if I like it a little more, 3-5 yards if I really like it and if I love it, I will get all I can. Most of the time I try to use cash, cause I don't want DH to know how much I spend :roll: :roll: :)