I started quilting about 3 years after retirement. I never buy ahead or do impluse buying. I only buy what I need.... oh, and the fabric that won't let me leave the store without it! Now I have a cupboard 8'x4'x14" and it is only partially full, with the fabric seperated by colors (plus the drawers of "scraps"). I can still always find room for more but I'm trying to stay out of fabric stores for a while. DH is a "pusher" and encourages me to get fabrics I see and like. I tell him I have more than I can get done before I die... and he says "It won't matter then, so buy this now!" Gotta love that man....