I am loving this thread! I shop garage sales, thrift stores, and especially estate sales...I picked up 30 pounds of fabric and scraps plus almost 100 quilting magazines a couple of weeks ago at an estate sale and only paid $10.00 total. I'm loving the 1960's and 1970's fabric, and am slowly savoring each magazine. Delicious! I tell everybody I know that I am a quilter, and will take all fabric and scraps. I use the polyester pieces to make heavy, easy washing quilts for the homeless shelter. Bigger, bright pieces I make into quilts and pillowcases for the battered women's shelter. These things cost only my time, as many people have been very generous to me. I check freecycle and craigslist often and have found lots of goodies in these sites! Happy Hunting to ALL!