i so agree with you jodimarie! that is why i tend to use my scrappy stuff first! fabric is so expensive these days. right now i am going through my stash of homespun that i have picked up here and there to make a rag quilt and i need 288 squares and by going through my stash i was able to come up with about 170 - with what i picked up friday i should be able to reach 200.