A couple of months ago I was looking at a magazine article (quilt magazine, of course) when I saw that the person demonstrating a technique was using a fabric that was twenty years old. I know because I have some that I purchased a long time ago. So you see, her stash was important to her quiltmaking. I am making quilts for my grandsons who are graduating from HS this year. I purchased some new fabric but added several pieces from my stash. I keep most of mine in plastic bins. I really think adding older fabric to new purchases adds a lot of interest to quilts. The fabric industry is always hard at work changing color styles and patterns just to get us to buy more fabric. And, we as consumers buy into their game. It is refreshing until we have to deal with the reality. I am really trying to reduce my stash. I have never seen a hearsh pulling a U-haul.