Originally Posted by needles3thread
When planning a new project, I go through my stash first, then
if I don't have everything that I need, I go buy some. It always
makes me feel good if I already have what I want to use.
This is what I do. I have stopped buying just for the sake of adding to my stash. I only buy what I need for the current project. I do scrappy a lot, so the my stash is usually enough.