I only buy for projects but I make sure I absolutely have enough so my stash is building very slowly but my money can earn interest in the bank where as if I buy fabric just to be buying fabric my money sits and no interest. Also, when I come across a pattern I want to make I can choose at that time and make sure I have plenty for my project instead of going to a stash and finding the "perfect" fabric only to realize I don't have enough and stores don't carry it any more.

Your money, build your stash as you want and can afford not by what others have.

I was an idiot 20 years ago - I don't know why I thought that fabric would no longer be made after 2000 -

So I have lots of older fabrics - and now I'm trying to move some of it out.

Moderation is probably a good thing when it comes to fabric acquisition - acquire only as much as one can afford and only as much as one has adequate space for.

There are even times when "free" can be expensive - as in feeling the need to repay the donor or trying to find a place to store whatever.

I am a scrap quilter. When somethjng cotton showsup at the thrift shop, i buy it guilt free if i like it.

Next, jo ann fabrics has half price in the "red tag fabrics" on occasion. Quilting fabric for $2 a yard, makes great quilt backings. The leftovers from that go into binding and also more scraps!

Finally, i do buy fabrics that l love. 1/2 yard or 1 yard. I have been trying to get my husband to buy fat quarters instead of roses, but he just wont cooperate.

My tastes have really changed. "traditional" small scale prints from the 90s no longer look that nice to me.

I love to make scrappy type quilts and usually buy 1/2 yard to 1 yard of fabrics with prints and colors I like. On neutrals or background types of fabrics I buy 3 yards or more depending on what I plan to use it for. My you have alot of good suggestions here. Best wishes on building that stash...it is fun.

Hi, needles3thread!
I'm new here. How do I find where the board sells fabric?
Shayvian

Hi, Cjomomma!
I am a newbie and looking to build a stash! Do you have anymore lrft to sell?
Shayvian

am i the only one who doesn't understand why you would purposely buy fabric just to have a stash ? does anyone REALLY use their stash to make a quilt. my stash is made up of fabric that was given to me or just left over from other projects. the one and only time i did buy fabric just cause i liked them i still have them and have no idea what to make from them. i buy when i need it to match something i already have or have a special request. i do have a nice size stash and can proberly make a dozen or two without buying anymore fabric. you all must think i'm crazy but i don't get it.

i'm with you !!!!

all of the above, but what I like best is to round up yardage when buying for a project. All the extra goes into my stash.