Someone said they didn't really use their stash, just went out and bought the fabric the pattern called for because that was what she liked. I can identify with that because I used to do the same thing. But since I have been buying the magazine called Australian Patchwork and Quilting I have fallen in love with with scrap quilts! You don't have to worry about what color goes with what, you just start cutting your pieces and sewing them together. You can always pull them together with a beautiful pieced porter or applique border. Just a thought for stash uses.