Scissor Queen

Your local thrift store. There are millions of ugly skirts, bridesmaid and prom dresses out there just begging to be repurposed into a lovely quilt.

Jackie Spencer

I am an avid Crazy Quilter. There are lots of places on line, just google Crazy Quilting. My favorite web site is Evening Star Designs. I have also bought quarter yard and half yard pieces of the fancy fabrics at JoAnns. I also use those big books of fabric swatches from furniture stores, when they are done with them. Have gotten some beautiful pieces from them. Good Luck!!

mary quilting

I think they are going on sail for $1 on June 23

tessagin

Check the big box stores for their remnant bins. I find they have more non-cotton fabric than cotton. Just got a flyer in the morning paper. Hancock Fabrics are having a sale and I'm sure they have a huge fabric bin with what you're looking for. I have gathered a lot of crazy scraps and put them in their own little/big clear container. I just marked the bin "CRAZY".

AUQuilter

Put a Craigslist "wanted" post asking for decorator samples. Or stop by a interior design shop and ask if they have outdated sample books. Sometimes they just give them away. Good luck.

nyelphaba

Tashana, On Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore across from Entemann's Bakery Outlet is a fabric factory called Dura Lee. There is a factory store where you can buy tons of home dec fabrics, but they also have boxes of scraps under all the tables that are for sale. You can spend hours looking through the fabrics and the scraps. One warning, there is no air conditioning, so if you go during the summer dress in light clothing because it is hot.

nanacc

Do you think you could find a seamstress? My DM was an excellent seamstress......Formals, western shirts, suits, drapes and almost all of my clothing(and DD). I have a wide selection of fabrics to choose from for my crazy quilts(future projects)! I would share with you as I do with my neighbors, if you were nearer!

sewmom

What about bridal shops or alteration shops? They probably just through them away. Maybe they would save them for you.

Latrinka

Someone that does alterations would be good. I would think they'd have a variety of scraps.

KalamaQuilts

I started asking at the bridal studios and they said they couldn't be bothered to save scraps for me. Sob.
So I asked the lady in town who does alterations and garment sewing if she'd mind saving her scraps for a few weeks for me.
I came home with NIINE big garbage bags full. Of course by the time I'd sorted them down I had eight bags of garbage But what remained was more than enough to make a big quilt out of.