Seriously, though, the lady who posted above me is right. There will always be beautiful fabrics. Many fabrics that I absolutley loved at the time are ugly to me now. I wonder what was I thinking. I have almost finished a quilt that I loved the fabric. Now I look at it and think 'yuk'. I don't know what hte answer is. I have found that the stash is really nice when I am trying to put to gether a group of fabrics for something. I love having what i need in the stash. I used some of that stash for my granddaughter's elephant quilt. Very satisfying but again, I had to purchase more than I had stashed. Now fabrics are getting so expensive so I am glad I have stuff to work with. I just have to stay out of the shops....and there are no shops close to me anymore. I worked in a shops for 18 years so you can imagine my temptations along the way. I have way too many books and magazines too. I am in the process of purging.