I had a stash when I started quilting too from fabric left over from clothing I used to make. And I do take advantage of a lot of the Missouri Star daily specials, that's where a lot of my stash comes from and I am also in Annie's monthly fabric club so my stash is slowly getting bigger without a project in mind but when I need it it's there for me. I WILL make a quilt for all my kids & grandbabies so it will get used eventually.