So glad to have you join us! We do have some other members from across the pond and a lot of Canadians here too. Is nice just to find other people who understand our desires to cut up perfectly good fabric and make other things out of it. So, grab a cuppa, and come in for a visit!
Finding (and affording) fabric can be a challenge for many of us. I have a large stash but most of it was accumulated at thrift stores and estate sales. You can recycle clothing, especially the backs of men's large shirts into nice pieces of yardage. The back is a nice large piece is rarely stained or torn.