I had to laugh out loud. I LOVE and collect vintage fabric. (eBay is my porn site) and bought some great kitchen fabric with a 1950's feel a month or so ago to make kitchen curtains in my mid-century mod kitchen. Of course, I didn't even think to make sure the fabric was enough when I started. So I made the cafe curtains and valance for the table- side windows, and then found I had less than a yard for the windows over the sink. Doh! So, I went back into my stash, found a part of a coordinating solid yellow sheet, and made the curtains using my good fabric as a 6 inch border.
Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. I'm also a barkcloth nut, and so I often have almost enough fabric to do something with. I mix and match...