I am a collector....I don't do much except collect patterns, books and fabric...lol I purchase some patterns on line, get some at thrift stores and some stuff I do by looking at a picture. It's amazing what you can find at thrift stores. One of our local TS's had a bunch of quilting books tucked away in a bookcase. I asked how much they were and the fellow said..."same as magazines....25 cents". They now reside in my bookcase. Most of the books were originally $22-25 dollars each.