I started quilting about 15 years ago and bought fabrics that I "had" to have because I thought they were beautiful and I'd love working with them. This built up a stash. I was working on projects at the time so I'd go to a quilt store and find many fabrics to buy. Then I was unable to quilt for awhile. Now I'm back at it and designs have changed with the times. I'm not a fan of many of the new fabric designs which are more of a contemporary nature. I also can't afford to buy as much today as I could 15 years ago. I'm thrilled now to be working with my old favorite finds and filling in as needed with new.