Just get two scraps. Put them in a dark place and wait for them to multiply. You'll soon have more than you know what to do with. At least that's my story, and I'm sticking with it.

My LQS packages up scrap bags and sell them very reasonable. The scraps are various sizes and very good for scrap quilts.

If you are really desperate, check out yard sales or fill a bag for $1 sales and look for all cotton shirts.

Check up on Good Will and other used clothing stores for shirts, skirts or dresses that you could cut up for scraps...and yard sales, where blue jeans are on sale....who says you have to buy new fabric??? Quilts are scrappy, made from what is available in your area...ask others who quilt in your area, and you may find your bins overflowing. I am surprise that this group has not PMed you yet, offering up their scraps....get creative! When there is a strong desire, you will find a way. Think outside the box...where o where are the scrapes hiding??? Bedspreads, etc., can be cut down for scraps, used curtains, and the list goes on.

Charity quilting groups can be another source. They often have more scraps than they can deal with. Offer to take the scraps off their hands, then make a top for the charity and a top for yourself.

Check out rummage sales, too. As long as it is 100% cotton, and not thick decorator fabric, that's all you need.

All good ideas :). Most of them though are going to get me a lit more than just scraps (less than a fat eighth).

I'm with you! But I have lots of fabric, just not many small pieces. And I seem to have this aversion to cutting into big pieces for just one square or triangle or circle or rectangle.

I was amazed the woman who did the talk had a quilt with 300 different squares in it and she said they were all scraps: she never cut into her stash for them at all.

How does one get 300 different scraps!

Some fabric stores (departments) will cut as small as 2" WOF. Also, there are many of the members on the board that would be glad to send you scraps in exchange for the cost of the postage. There is a section on this board called (I believe) "In Search of". You might post a thread in the section.