There is a lot of good suggestions and advice above. So I will add just a bit. If you accept fabric donations be prepared for some not appropriate or quilts or small pieces of odd colors that are hard to coordinate. The quilt ministry I work with make it known those pieces may be passed on or used in other ways. We have probably received hundreds of yard of 60-70's poly double knits. Yes I know some people are going to tell me those are perfectly useable in quilts. But the decision was made not to use them. Home dec fabric, canvas, bridal material, all kinds of stuff. Everything is passed on to another group that uses everything. The scraps, small pieces of useable fabric is stored in separate bins. Those are used to make favors for various events at the church.