I was blessed to have a sister that quilted for many years. She made me a care package of supplies due to fact she had collected so much over the years. She had duplicates and triplicates of everything I needed to get started. She hit her stash and sent me a box of fabric. I sewed so I had a machine. She even gave me books and magazines to look through. Then I hit utube and practiced and less than three years later I have a great quilting room and many quilts constructed. It is a wonderful hobby that grows with you. Reading the post and actually thinking what it would have cost me had I not had my sister sharing with me makes me very thankful.