Originally Posted by
Dina
My advice is more on the line of buying fabric. When I first started, I would buy fabric in one yard pieces. (This wasn't matching fabric, mind you, just fabric I liked.) I discovered later that one yard rarely is enough for what I wanted, since I didn't (and don't) usually have a pattern in mind when I fall for fabric. Now I buy at least two yards. Sometimes more.
Dina
I do just the opposite: I buy 1/4 or ½ yard, then use similar colors as the "same" and end up with more variety. I would hate to see my stash in 2 yard increments. Yikes! That's a lot of fabric.