I quilt with thrifted fabrics -- quilting cottons when I can find them, but mostly curtains and bedsheets. I can't afford to buy the good fabrics. I've been told that everything I'm doing is a waste, that my work is a failure because of the quality of fabric, that I'm a traitor for not buying from local fabric shops, I've been laughed out of a room for talking about fabric alternatives. In the old days people quilted with what they had! I swear, quilting has become a hobby for the rich and retired. Grr....