At first, I bought a controlled range of colors and a controlled range of "textures" and print sizes so that I could make some of the cute quilts that made me want to begin to quilt. But not a whole lot of stuff, just some of everything I might need.
Then as I made more and more quilts, I saw ahead into the near and not-so-near future what I might come to want/need (is there any diff?) and thus began my stash.
Now I need rarely go outside my stash for what I need.
But can we say "Shopping spree" and "It called my name" - ?
I just yesterday bought 8 scrub tops from a garage sale, nurses downsizing dontcha know, and all cotton and cute as the dickens.