I have learned to buy buy buy when I find a good sale....l if I really like it, I buy whateaver is left on the bolt.....that way, I always have yardage for quilt backings....and most of the time, I can go into my cabinets and find plenty that goes together for whatever pattern I am thinking on doing next .......of course, I love scrappy quilts, so a lot of things match up for those...I know I have saved a lot of money by getting on sale good fabrics and getting all of it....works for me.....