I used to be a fat quarter stasher, but now I stash fabrics with more yardage. Like it has been said before, with gas at the price it is, the fabric at the price it is inching up at, not being able to get out as much as I would like (just to look and feel the fabric) or the distance to get to the fabric shops now, I have been watching very carefully for fabrics BTY, so in the last week, I was able to get 20 yards of fabric for $1.00 yard. I won't use it today or tomorrow, but at least I know I have my own little fabric shop I can go to and when I run into a problem with a quilt I am working on, I can always go to "my" little shop and look and feel. Is that a feeling of security or what????? Importance of stash? Yes, very important, but would be totally worthless without thems that I want to make quilts for. And at the rate I am going, slow but sure, I want to make one for everyone! Enjoy the day! Edie