Any thrift stores or goodwill shops have a section for fabrics that you may be interested in and look at the clothing there to see if any blouses or men's shirts are in your budget. Also, I have found "started projects" or bags of scraps at garage sales and estate sales. There is a section on this QB for "fabrics for sale" too. What colors of fabrics are you looking for? I agree with the members on here that if you go to a quilt guild that will help you out too to build your stash. Please keep us posted as to what colors you would like or size of blocks. I can look in my stash and send you something also. Just let me know.