I inherited most of my fabric from my mother and other family members and of course I have added alot to it as well. I do add to my stash as I like to go to the goodwill and go to garage sales. I do buy new fabric just to keep a good variaty on hand. Make sure you have room to store your fabric as well. It doesn't take long to build up a stash.....ahhhh those beautiful colored fabrics call and soon you will have a good stash!