I bought fabric last night, but it was for a particular project, and the fabric was hand-picked by the person who asked me to make it. She said she would pay for all the materials, but since I bought a jelly roll, and I figure I'll have enough to do the runner for Brat's runner swap too.
I also bought backing for another project. My cost-saving measure there was not to buy the coordinating yardage that's still $12 or 13 a yard, and got a marble in one of the colors instead. I'm likely not going to get paid for this piece, even though it's for someone else, so I didn't want to go too crazy on cost for backing nobody will see most of the time.