I'm a stasher but I usually buy with specific ideas in mind - sometimes the fabric is used that way and sometimes not. I buy for backs of quilts, pillowcases, kids, blenders, and on and on. Some fabrics have been given to me - oh yes, I save my scraps, some in bags from quilts I've made and I know the fabrics go together. Over time, the fabric just builds. I have a lot of fat quarters when they were the popular thing to buy. Now I'm sorry I have such as stash of them and will be using some of them as backs for QAYG.