When was the first time you bought
fabric to cut up for quilting? I know the first quilts I made 40 years ago were made with bits and pieces left over from my childrens clothing and when my husband asked me why I didn't go down and buy some fabric that I wanted to cut up for quilts I was in shock. Well he shouldn't have said that because, of course, I have never stopped! I still hear from people that say that it is weird that people cut up whole cloth to put it back together in quilts, and many thing it is a dumb thing to do.
So when did you decide, or have you always from the start, buy fabric (yardage) to make your quilts? Mine was 35 years ago when we were still using templates and a pencil to draw out our pieces and then cut with scissors.