I don't really go to garage sales or thrift stores very often. But if I hear that a quilter is having a de-stashing sale, then I want to be there! I don't pick up projects that are already started, however. In most cases, they weren't finished for a reason. If I am given a vintage top that needs quilting, I am happy to quilt it, but I don't spend much time on repairs that can't be made by the quilting itself. I have been given some very old, very ugly vintage blocks, and I do want to do something with them, someday, just because they are so ugly.