I have learned to give away the scraps from a quilt. They almost always get taken up at the Free table at Guild. Don't keep everything. Pass books and magazines on to someone else. If I have to purchase anything for a quilt, 9 times out of 10 it's the backing fabric. I can't stand not to have a good back. My stash will complete most quilts. I have also learned to mix prints and batiks. Avoid geometric batiks. The list goes on and on. What a great topic.