I buy a lot of fabs I like and not hardly ever a solid color I prefer the ones that read as a solid it really small print.
I buy things that go together so I can use as a project. And sometime have to add to it later.
I hardly ever buy less than a yard and most of the time 3 to 5.5 yards if I think it might be a good backing.
I always look for fabs with gold in them to use for piping and glitz.