>hen I realized that whether or not I paid for it, I wasn't going to use it, so it really wasn't costing me any more to give away.<
Exactly! Why give storage space to something you don't like and will never use? Fabric is one thing I rarely feel sentimental about and can get rid of it....unfortunately, there are way too many other things in my house that I attach to and can't let go of, lol!