I started quilting back in the early 80s. I bought fabric for the quilts I was making. Everything left over became "stash." Life happened, and now I'm back into quilting with a passion. I find that I like the precut jelly rolls and fat quarter packs for convenience and material quality. If I like a fabric line, I'll get a fat quarter pack or fat eighth. I have built up quite a few of these packages -- enough to make about 20 quilts, minus fabric for backing. So now I'm in a position of just being able to sew and quilt for a while with these. Leftovers will be added to the previous ones for scrap quilts. I'm set for a while. AND, I don't buy anything unless it's on sale, so I wait until the precuts go on sale so I don't feel as bad.