When I find a fabric I like I like to get a yard or 2...if it's on sale - I may buy 3 or 4 yards....sometimes I may just get a FQ or so...I just like to add bit of this and bit of that..picking up things that pull my attention - if there something I think would be a great filler fabric...even if perhaps it's not my most favourite - I may still pick up some of those pieces in a sale section...then it's so much fun just pulling from different stash pieces to put together projects.