MamaBear, don't be like me. I now still have fabric I bought in 1984. And I bought yards because I was afraid I would make a mistake and not have enough, much of it has never been cut. This year is the year to start in my stash first and yes I will still buy fabric, but I will find things to go with some of what I already have on hand. I may end up using a lot of my big pieces in my stash for quilt backs. I don't always feel my back has to match the quilt. In fact sometimes if I have a real traditional front I will put something a little funky or the exact opposite on the back and it seems to work.
I use to do the same thing with some of my really nice clothes, I would be afraid to wear them, just in case I ruined them. Well guess what, I eventually out grew some of those clothes which were hardly ever worn. Now I use everything, clothes, nice dishes. Life is too short enjoy.
You go girl.