We are also on a very limited budget & there is really no money for quilting. I was lucky enough to be at Walmart when they were closing their fabric dept. I picked up alot at under a $1.00. But that is running out & I look at garage sales, use shirts & pants of the right weight for quilting, ask family members to save their old shirts, sheets, etc.I go to Goodwill, Salvation Army stores, & any where else I think I may find something. I have bought little girl's dresses to use the fabric, men's cotton shirts, etc from garage sales. I piece left over batting to make another quilt with. I watch for Connecting Threads to have batting sales, & look at their clearance regularly. They have fabric for under $4.oo in clearance.