I also prefer smaller cuts - I'd rather have the variety of 40 purples in different textures than one or two fabrics.
These shops offer 1/4yd cuts:
http://www.stitch-n-frame.net/cgi-bin/Store/store.cgi
http://fatquartershop.com/
I wish more sites online also did that, including the bigger ones like eQuilter and Hancocks. Maybe one day.