I don’t enjoy appliqué and really resent it when a designer does not explicitly say the pattern requires it in the description. I am also not a huge fan of paper piecing or string piecing, anything that makes me sew through the paper but oddly adore EPP. Another odor sensitive person so generally buy new to avoid those issues. I have to admit I rather enjoy mail order fabric because I can adjust my cart until I am happy which saves me money because in stores I am an impulse buyer and tend to come home with not quite the right amount of fabric because I guessed when I saw something that I thought would be perfect for a future quilt. With mail order I can pull patterns and check yardage as much as my heart desires!