I would say join a guild. At my guild we have a free table. There are so many magazines, books, and scrap bags that most of it gets donated to Salvation Army because the table stays full. Lot of members bring show and tell items and say this was made from the scraps I got off the free table. The guild is very large and some are no budget quilters, some are frugal, some really need the scrap bags to help, and some are just plain cheap.