I have been doing this for many years, also. Since I lost my Mother, I have an abundance of her fabrics. She did every type of sewing you can think of; from formals and suits to different crafts and quilting. You can imagine the variety of fabric and scraps she left for me! Actually, she told me that when she was gone, I should light a match and burn all her "junk". Of course, I could not part with any of it.