I have been buying just what I need to complete a project. I'm slowly working to get a stash and I'm trying to collect Civil War Reproduction fabrics. I can't find them in town but once a month I've been visiting a quilt shop not too far away that has them and I buy "one-yard cuts" of a few that I like. I figure by the time I get through with some other commitments that I'll have enough to do a couple of nice scrappy type quilts just for me!