I was in a thrift store this week and saw a plastic box full of fabric. It looked like the original owner had started piecing a quilt. It was some odd shapes to make a circle. A few circles were completed and attached to each other. But the fabric! It was loosely woven, almost like hardanger embroidery fabric. The colors looked like the came from the 1980's. It was priced $5.00. I just shuddered and walked away.
As I was standing in line to pay I did find a small bag full of cotton scrap, some are bigger than a fat quarter. Nice blues and purples. That I grabbed up for $2.00.