I think of myself as a quilter, first and foremost, so I do not consider myself a hoarder, although my husband might disagree with me on this. However, since he became disabled and I could not find another job after being laid off, I am so, so glad that I had "several" shopping expeditions while I was still gainfully employed and came across some fantastic fabric sales. For the most part I have been using that fabric to make quilts and other quilted items, although occasionally I will have to buy additional background fabric, etc. to complete the quilt. In fact, I made a full size bed for our DGD entirely from my "stash" and only had to go out and buy backing fabric. Since my DH and I are together 24/7, my quilting hobby is the only thing that is keeping me sane.