I'm also on an email list for estate sales. If I see items that indicate the owner was a sewer, I try to go. I get to garage sales maybe a couple of times a month and only when I see a sign pointing me to it. My two daughters live in different cities, so I ask them to keep their eyes open for me when they go to garage sales too. Occasionally I check Craigslist and recently found a good deal on an embroidery machine.