When I was a newbie to quilting my sisters who had quilted for years constantly talked about "fat quarters." Sooooo, not knowing what I was doing, I cut almost all of my fabric into fat quarters---I now have 8 drawers of fats that I'm tired of. I get some out occasionally and use them but now I want newer, brighter, just different fabric. But do I want my stash to dwindle???? Not really, I just want to replace the old stuff with new. Don't tell DH but I do add to it constantly.