The one time I did buy all the material for a quilt, I didn't use most of it, cause it just didn't "feel" right. That was 3 years ago, and just a while ago a friend was looking to make her DM a quilt and she used 2 of those fabrics, putting some others with it. It is gorgeous! Looks much better in her quilt than in the one I made. Of If I see a fabric I really like, I get 1 to 8 yards of it, depending on how much I like it, and if it looks like a "main" fabric, or something that would go with something else. My stash is pretty substantial, but I still have to look. And buy!