Today I swung by the Goodwill next to my grocery store and found basically a bolt of fabric for $14. I've cut it into two pieces (one a bit over 6 yards, the other closer to 7) and am sending it in the boxes of small scraps I'm sending to people. While crumbs may be nice, sometimes we need a piece big enough for a back!
This purchase doesn't count against me
it is going straight out of the house and not anywhere near my stash.
Today I sewed some of the 2.5" squares into units for the border of the Not Quite Y2K/flying square quilt. Tomorrow at small group I'll count up what I have and how many more I'll need. Think I'm close. Or at least I hope I'm close.