I have a large stash only by inheritance. My sister-in-law, a marvelous quilter, passed away and my brother was unsure of what to do with all of her supplies, tools and fabric. I asked if I could have her things and to save some items for her daughters that are not quilters yet but may be someday. I found unfinished projects, samples to practice new techniques and so many little tools in her things!
I was an experienced sewer and had made garments for ever so long as well as small quilt projects but never a bed sized quilt so the transition was not hard. I wanted to continue her tradition of giving quilts for family babies, graduations and weddings and honor her by using her fabrics. It seemed like the right thing to do and it keeps her close. That was....a number of years ago and I have only just begun to make a dent in her stash, now my stash. I am blessed to have so much fabric to use at will. So far, I have made 13 quilts of various sizes mostly from her stash and have many, many, many more to go.
I suspect that my stash will be more limited when I have used most of hers but that will be years and years from now.