I am disabled and can't afford to buy as I go, but have been blessed by many good friends with the scraps they didn't want any more. I have been making lots of quilts with it all and they love seeing what I make with it as I go. Most of my fabric are small pieces. Some as big as one yard and all different colors & designs. I like making controlled scrappy quilts & if I need something extra will get it. I recently had the pleasure to teach a friend how to quilt & I went through what I don't use any more & gave it to her, to get her started. It gave her a chance to find out if she really enjoyed quilting or not & I was happy to pass it forward. I also shared my stash with her except for a few pieces I am working with, to give her a good head start. I agree with you that we should always do our best on our quilts. I would add to that...what ever we do! I grew up hearing, "Any job worth doing, is worth doing well!" & I usually try to go that route. I have a large family & haven't gotten to the end of them yet, so haven't had a chance to do any for charity so far. I have donated some fabric so other quilter's who might be able to use it can have the chance. I just couldn't see any reason to store what I knew I'll never use. I made my grandchildren & great grands quilts that I pieced. For now, I'm just having a lot of fun with it & it makes me feel productive.