I am a fairly new quilter...I am a long time crafter though...and I know how easily trying to build a stash of anything can get out of hand both space and money wise. I make myself stick to fat quarters unless I have a project in mind. I pick up a few coordinating colors of a line. If I run across an excellent clearance sale I pick up yardage. I figure that there will always be fabric that I just think I have to have or fall in love with and out of sight, out of mind,lol.