I don't have much of a stash - whats left are two big bins of scraps and some precuts I won, and pieces I bought early on. Those are hardest to use. Now I just buy for a project, then the leftovers go in the scrap bins and I make a lot of scrap quilts. I hear from my local quilting friends how overwhelmed they are with giant stashes, can't work them down, etc, and I figure that is not for me. So as stated above, that is something you will need to work out for yourself depending on your desires, your space, your budget and how you like to quilt. Just having pretty fabric for me isn't enough to justify buying it, unless I have a plan for it. A prettier one will come along one day when I need it.