I am a fabricholic, I buy things that I like not knowing what it will be used for in the future. I rarely buy a kit. I always like to make a pattern mine. I go on bus trips with our guild and can't resist all the fabric. I cut my leftovers up when I finish a project, and they are cut in squares or strips depending on how much is left. They are then put in plastic shoe boxes labeled with size. I have a lady in our guild who gives me scraps that she doesn't want to mess with and I press cut and store them until needed. Honestly, I have way too much fabric. I piece, cut or quilt about 6 hours a day so I use a lot of fabric. I've been quilting since about 2000 or earlier so I purchased it over a period of time. I love to go to garage sales where quilters are de-statching.