if i had to do it all over again, i'd never build a stash. i now have my "stash" in plastic bins. all 20 of em. they cover a wall almost to the ceiling. then i have cookie containers the metal ones very large they have threads. then i have cloth bags for each project that "i'm working on." they are piled up in a corner of this room, which now you cant get into there is a small walk area. whats in pins are too hard to get to. so i go to the store and buy what i need. either i dont have the right color, or there isnt enough or i just cant get to it. after a while your style changes as well as the fabric in the shops. save yourself aggrevation and dont bother. then, my fabric doesnt come from joann's. it comes from a local fabric shop or two or three. so my fabric is not cheap. now do i really want to throw it out? do i want to donate it? i'm at the point of overkill.