welcome to a great quilting board, as you see there are always lots of people willing to help...most of the answers here are the best....i agree with them all...coupons at hobby lobby and joanns helps cut down the price, joanns sometimes puts their fq's at .99 each...hancocks also has great sales.......but the best is yard sales, thrift stores, ebay, and this board.....if you cant fine the members sell section, go to the top of this thread, click on 'main', and go to the members sell site......
another thought, someone mentioned connecting threads, they have a section of 'fabric seconds' for 1.98 a yard...so far i have not found anything wrong with this fabric...
good luck, and welcome!!