Once you start, you get hooked. No quitting now! You can do with out a lot of the gadgets, most are not really needed to make what you want. Some church groups/sewing groups get fabric donations. You could check them out and join in for a bit of social fun. A lot of us have limited funds for fabric, we just find other ways to acquire it. People on the board here are also very good hearted and generous, if you have a need someone always seems to fill it. Some of us also find that we need to down size our stash so we always know there may be some special person we would "trust" with our special fabric finds. Enjoy the adventure!