That's an interesting approach, TAMARATJO. Whatever works for you!
A few years ago my LQS closed, and since then, I only buy fabric on line. I don't think I would have bought much of the fabric I have, had I been seeing it in person, as quite a bit of it ends up looking different in person than it does on line. So my stash consists of the fabric I've bought that I didn't use for the original intended purpose. Sometimes I feel as though I can't live without a certain fabric or fabric line, but then eventually realize that I could have lived without it, LOL.
The only time I buy as much as three yards is if I see the fabric as a potential border. Sometimes I'll buy 1/3 yd. or FQ of fabric just because I like it, but I think the majority of my purchases are to fill a role in a planned quilt. I often plan a quilt around a focus fabric, rather than coming up with my own color ideas. I've never worked without a pattern. I'm kind of agog at people who make up their own patterns.
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