I am so glad there are no quilt police on this board as I do whatever at the moment. I have one newer inexpensive machine but the others are all older. One Kenmore from the seventies one Kenmore from the eighties (given to me) one fw from the forties and the newer two year old Singer portable. My fabric I buy from wherever I am when I see something I like from my lqs to Joanns to Walmart and any place else I can find what I like as long as it feels nice and depending on what project I want it for.