You sound an awful lot like my mom. She had everything under the sun for quilting/sewing. From Bernina Sewing machines to sergers and embroidery machines she had it all. She was always buying fabric etc. to make whatever project and then getting side tracked by something else and off on another tangent, but she loved sorting her fabric, washing and ironing then folding and organizing. She had piles for projects setting around she had tubs and bins put away. Books on shelves books in the bedroom, living room, kitchen... where ever she sat so she had something to look at. Her buttons she loved to sit and sort then string on thread to keep them together. She bought this big beautiful thread cabinet that overflowed wonderful threads for any kind of sewing you could dream up. When she passed away my sister sold everything for herself but I still have my skills my mother taught me and the love of color, fabric, texture and sewing. So just remember all of the quilting/sewing that you have accumulated rubs off on those around you and you are enjoying the journey just in a different way than others. I wish we lived closer we could have fun me creating and you collecting! What a team. Enjoy your journey.