Put the word out that you are a quilter and accept fabric, thread, etc.
Garage Sales: Cannot be said enough.
My best find. A large ziplock bag w/$2.00 on it. It contained a new clover iron in pkg., a quilt pounce w/ iron off powder, 3 stencils for pounce, 2 pkg. of iron on ribbon,etc. I calculated that I got over $100 worth for $2.00. I giggled all the way home.