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$12? For scraps?

That seems kind of steep.

but they are special scraps from a designer collection.

I like to opt for the $3 a yard cotton at the store that I get to mix and match myself. Lots more fun.

There are three ways to make a quilt.
#1 the original way-with any scraps you can find make little square and sew them together.
#2 pick out pretty colors and patterns you like. Good for square based quilts.
#3 pick out something busy and horrible. Then cut certain sections for certain pieces until you make you own patterns. This works well with star pattern quilts, if done right it can be beautiful.

$3/yd cotton? I wish I shopped where you shop? Here in Florida, quilt quality fabric is $8-10 a yard. but, I always encourage my students to invest in good quality fabric that will wear well and last for generations. In the end, the fabric is one of the cheapest parts of a quilt. It's your time that really "costs." Like when you paint, you use the best quality paint you can afford. The same applies to quilting. Always use the best materials you can afford.

another place for fabric is something like value village or any kind of thrift shop. you retain a sense of the original quilt esthetic - ie. re-using as much of a fabric as possible, and you can get some amazing pieces! I made an indonesian batik based quilt using squares and scraps from old skirts, value village finds and then filled in the black borders with new cotton. Looks great and wasn't anywhere near $12/bag.

my taste in color combos is really different so I rather pick out my own colors, plus that is the fun part of quilting

I've bought a few of these bags over the past couple of years and though they are expensive I have to say that the fabric is wonderful. I've gotten some great trim in them too and there is no other way I would have had access to that many scraps of amazing fabric. I've made dozens of gifts with them.