I couldn't even tell you how mine started. It seems like overnight I had enough fabric that it needed to be "stashed" or stored. And in 6 bookcases I might add... I never seem to have just the right color or piece I am looking for when doing a project...I worry about that. I also can't throw my scraps away because all the crafty people on here and in blogs make beautiful things out of small pieces of beautiful wonderful and sometimes ugly fabric. Also ~ I have 6 kids and my "babies" are going up & out of their clothes. And thank you very much to people like Bonnie Hunter who show you what you can do while being thrifty. But to me the reason I have a "stash"...I AM NOT sewing fast enough. =)