Marcy J. I know exactly what you mean! And, I've done the same with buying fabric that is to my liking and putting it in my stash. Some nice stuff there, but it's still sitting there. Uh oh, am I a hoarder???? I need to take a class on color values and the rest that goes with it. Anyway, I spend a lot of time staring at the fabric I've accumulated and I also get very discouraged. Then there's Bonnie Hunter who makes these gorgeous quilts from scraps, but that's different from what you and I are talking about I think. What about making Log Cabin blocks? I've tried with my batiks and what I've done so far is an assortment of pretty blocks. But, I do understand what you've written.