When a fabric practically jumps into my lap, I buy- usually 2-3 yds. I once bought a piece of fabric at a great price, so I bought 8 yards to have enough for a backing. Well, don't you know that fabric wanted to take center stage on a raffle quilt I made for my church. My fabrics speak to me and I try to listen. LOL. That may sound crazy to some, however, I had the resources then to purchase larger pieces of fabric - now that we are trying to live on Social Security, I am grateful that I bought that fabric when I was working. I just finished a twin-size quilt for our DGD and I used all fabrics from my stash - now to check to see if I have enough for a backing. Will do my best to post photo at some point in the future, although I'm having shoulder surgery in 2 days, so I won't be doing much quilting for a bit.