My Aunt Darlene passed a few years ago unexpectedly to outsiders, but after a long decline to very close family (my mom and her brother). She was mostly a shut-in the last 3-5 years of her life and all she did was buy fabric and quilt. It took a year for my uncle to want to go through her things and it was this past winter when he offered up half of her stash to my mom and half up to me. I'd earned his trust that it would go to good use when I made a quilt out of one of the kits she'd purchased before her death that my mom wouldn't take (the tumbler quilt in pictures). Since my mom and my aunt used to teach quilting, they both had a considerable stash. Because my mom has a small space, she didn't collect any more fabric than she could sew so didn't have quite the stash as my aunt. We ended up splitting my aunt's stash 2/3 to me and 1/3 to my mom. My share completely filled my SUV three times, enough to store on about 5 metal garage racks with 5 shelves. I went from rags to riches. My mom's stash, should she pass, will go to her quilt ladies first if any are around and then to me. I insisted she do that because she spends more time with her quilt ladies and I have enough fabric my DH said only on special occasions should I go to the quilt store for more fabric. I'm not too worried about that because I have enough kits to last a good many years. My daughter, who's 10, has shown an interest in sewing and quilting and will get what's left from me when I pass, hopefully not for another 40yrs.