Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
Hey, I'm one of those that intentionally has no 'stash' to speak of. I buy for projects only. That said, I do over-buy when I do, so any left overs become stash but other than that - nothing. It works for me. I'm not into scrappy quilts so I'd never use a stash for much of anything other than the odd block for hug quilts or the like and what I have on hand works for that. No shame in not having a stash. Less to store and then try to figure out what you're going to do with it!
I agree with NJ Quilter. I do have a stash, but find it useless most of the time. I always seem to have to go buy just the right fabric for borders, backing, and edging. I don't do much applique so don't need small pieces, even fat quarters. And I hate scrap quilts (too OCD for that). So don't be in any hurry to waste money where you don't need to.