Thanks everyone for the great suggestions so far. Will definitely be checking out my local goodwill! As far as the pros and cons of building a stash, unlike alot of people, I haven't met a color or pattern that I didn't like...except maybe neons..not overly fond of those. But I love all kinds of florals, and prints...pastels...bright colors. As far as size....hmm. I've been looking into making one of the "jelly roll race" type quilts, they just look so fun, and even if you used the same fabrics, each one would be unique, and so many ways to play around with it by varying the length of the strips or even the width! I've always marched to a different drum, and I want my quilts to reflect that in the way colors and patterns go in together, if that makes any sense. I don;t plan on showing or selling my quilts, but giving them to friends or family as gifts to just say, "Hey, I love you", ya know?