I almost never buy just one yard of fabric. If I like it I buy two yards and if it yells to me across the fabric store I'll buy three or four yards. I started buying fat quarters about six months ago and am making a Grandmother's Garden quilt this summer ( OK, it's going to take me longer than this summer to get this one done.) so now I'm glad I have all those fat quarters. When I buy fabric to make a specific quilt I always buy more than I need so I have some left when I finish it. My stash is growing.