Well, when you see a "light" with the sweetest design in a peach color, I think 2 yards is needed. That way, when I need a "light" with a little design in a peach tone I will have it at my fingertips and won't have to go out shopping! I want to have lots of fabrics I love on hand (about 50 copier paper boxes full and a couple of dressers full in the bedrooms of the children that have moved out.) Everytime I walk into the store with a coupon I come out with another cut for my collection. Fabric is not my problem; storage, that's my problem!