TinaRibena, I never use FQ, I always use what I have. Mostly yardage, sometimes FQ's. I buy a lot of fabric online in the US, mostly from fabricshack. They have great prices, good customer service and reduced international shipping costs. They ship up to 9 yards in a flat rate envelope for $ 8.50!
BOM's from a LQS are very expensive, I look for free ones too. Here on the board are great BOM's and as said before, you can google for free BOM's.