I always hit the quilt shops while on vacation and that is what my souvenir usually is from a trip. I have things that are always on my collect lists - batiks and 1930's reproductions so if I'm in a shop that has a large selection of either of those I can usually find something I don't already have. I also have projects I collect for such as animal prints which took me several years to collect for a quilt for my daughter, music prints which I'm collecting now for a friend. I also check out the projects and patterns and find those vary quite a bit from region to region so in addition to fabric I have a collection of unusual patterns that I use to make gifts.