I love estate sales and thrift stores. The last estate sale I went to I was able to get a vintage Singer buttonholer and some other accessories at a really good price. I didn't see any fabric though. I've bought a lot of small fabric pieces at thrift stores and most of my sewing machines are thrift store finds too. About a week ago I bought an unopened queen-sized roll of Mountain Mist cotton batting for 99 cents and a nice 10" square acrylic ruler for $4.00. The batting has a free quilt pattern on the label and the most recent date I found was 1987.
I really want to hit an estate sale with a quilter's stash.
Rodney