Before I retired and I had more money I bought lots of quilt kits. I realized that they were expensive, but I only had a small stash. Now I think that I probably made some wise choices because I have all of the fabrics to make many quilts. Of course it does take away from the fun of choosing the fabrics, but I only bought quilts that I absolutely loved. Now I'm happily finishing the quilts that have been waiting for me. I'm saving the scraps to make into "free" quilts at a later date.