not long after i started this post, my daughter (26) who wants to learn to quilt - was going thru my stash trying to find fabric she liked to make her first project with. i felt so bad but she would keep picking up fabrics and i would have to tell her that it was too special to cut up. she thought i was crazy and couldn't understand why i bought something i don't plan to use. i figured if she learns to quilt she will also learn why some fabrics just are not meant to be cut! i quess i am teaching her to be a fabric hoarder? lol