My sister just bought the supplies needed to make a queen size t-shirt quilt and spent ~$125 using lots of coupon.
I make a lot of quilts for QFK's and our group has been very fortunate to inherit several people's stash after they've passed on. So I only have to buy fabric for the QOV's, I try to find sales and use coupons and try to stock up when the patriotic fabrics are a good price.
I find people who are selling their stashes for