I am just using what I have also. Today I went through every piece of fabric in my stash to find something to make curtains for the family room (4 double hung windows). When I started, I thought I would end up making something pieced, but when I got to the bottom of a trunk my DD had stored for me during my travels, I found a piece of "yard goods' that I bought in 1990 (the receipt was with it), from Daisy Kingdom. It is a border print chintz, that just happens to match my carpeting, and has stripes that are vertical. Who knew, when I bought it, that someday I would own a home with carpeting to match it. A 21 year old piece of stash. That's my idea of thrifty. :thumbup: