About 2 years ago I promised myself that I would work only from my stash...except for backings or solids which I never have bought unless I needed it right then. So far, I've been doing that and loving that I can say it all came from my stash. I won't buy anymore fabric that I don't have a project for specifically. I can't live long enough to use it all and I don't want it ending up in a garage sale for 25 cents like so many I've seen. My children love the quilts they get but they wouldn't know what to do with my fabric stash when I'm gone.