I use to watch every quilt show that had Doreen Speckmann as guest. She was a great quilt teacher. Her story about the original log cabin chicken pincushion is hilarious.
I'm on my way to a quilt retreat today and guess what? I packed all my favorite fabric to cut up for log cabin strips. What good is it sitting on my shelf or in a bin? Too nice to use? That makes no sense.
I have seen so many of my quilt guild members that have died and their stash all go to a yard sale, or sale at guild, and yes even in the dumpster. Everyone of them had made the statement my DH, kids, etc. know what I want done with my sewing items. Don't count on anything you want done being done unless it's iron clad in a will.