Alie Ward

There are tons available secondhand.

And next level, you can even dye neutral natural fibers at home using simple food scraps like avocado pits and onion skins.

Plenty of resources online for natural dyeing, Christine says.

And they conclude what makes a quilt beautiful is that you made it in your own way.

I mean, stop it.

How special is that?

Andrea R. Thompson said that there's many craft thrift stores that specialized in donated craft supplies that are a fantastic place to find lots of different fabrics, threads, sometimes tools.

Regular thrift stores can be great sources of fabric as well.

You can check the pillowcase rack.

And Alexandra says,

If you are going to buy fabric, Nicole S. says it's actually worth it to buy decent quality fabric because the cheap stuff frays and stretches.

Not that you can't work with it, Nicole says, but if you're just learning, poor quality fabric can add an enormous amount of frustration.

So again, secondhand, you might get higher quality fabric too.

Nancy C. again says, natural battings are your friend.

Look for 100% cotton because polyfill and polyester is cheaper, but it won't hold its form with machine washings.

I never would have known that, Nancy.

Cody Pearl says, this advice caught me off guard and I love it.

Cody said, do not let mice or rats near your batting supply.

They say I had a large mouse nest in my 20-yard roll of bulk batting and it made for a very difficult removal process.

everyone was removed safely and relocated.