When I retired and got back into quilting I started building a stash of fabric when I could catch something I liked on sale. I don’t have an LQS within an hour of travel and what there is, can be limited and/or expensive. I have purchased for specific projects, but now having acquired a bit of fabric, I aim to use it for new projects, knowing I’ll still need to pick up the odd bit of coordinating or background fabric which may cause me to buy at “the regular price” but will be limited. I still have “holes” in my stash, but I have enough to put several quilts together on hand without shopping. I accept that trade off that I won’t/may not have the newest trendy fabric, for the cost of my quilting hobby. As for scraps, I’m a keeper of all scraps and have found they come in quite handy when trying to flesh out a projects fabric requirements. I just haven’t gotten to organizing them quite yet
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