I don't think I've ever figured out exactly how much I spend on fabric, backing and batting for a quilt. I buy warm and natural by the bolt with my Jo-Ann coupon. I buy as good quality fabric as I can possibly afford. I do look high and low for bargains. I bet that a quilt I make not from my stash or from scraps that would fit a bed would be about $400. Yikes! I shouldn't have just done that figuring.