I don't have a stash like many of the quilters on here, but I feel I have quite a lot. Sometimes, when fat quarters or yardage is on sale, I buy them just to buy them - often within the same Collection, but not always. I do this because I then have fabric that I would have Never picked out - and am always glad I have it to go to. It has expanded my comfort zone. In the days when I was on a tight budget, I couldn't do this of course. But if you save all your scraps, your stash will grow and soon you'll turn around and say, "now, what am I going to do with all this fabric?!" String quilts and scrappies and crazies, oh My! :-)