I felt a little guilty about how much I bought. Then I looked at my husband's bass boat and Corvette and felt a little better https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png.

Same here! My husband spends hundreds for a new saw blade making my rotary blades seem like spending pennies. A piece of wood cost more than quilt backing, his hunting camp dues is more then my fabric buying for a year. I never feel guilty about buying for quilting. He said we earned to spend our money so we do.

There is hope as long as I live. Yes, I have a very big stash. A quilt almost half way done on the vertical board in the hallway, a Bonnie Hunter Frolic that is first in line to finish. Just the striping between the last of the blocks and I am done with it. Just got a new Janome basic sewing machine to start sewing on it again. I have peen loving my stash every day and it will a big challenge on sewing three or more days a week. Then on to the next one that is planned. How fast can I go, don't know, but will be fun to try and see how fast and where I decide on the next quilt. Happy sewing to all.

I reduced it quite a bit when we moved out of the house. I had 6 large totes (or more) filled with scraps and flat folds. Down to two now. But more fabric keeps finding me, I received stashes from two ladies who retired from quilting for one reason or another, and it is gorgeous fabric. I have given some to other people, stuff I know I won't use. I just went through some smaller pieces and cut them into charm squares.

Great idea!
 

I think your idea of making 3 yard bundles from your stash would work for me to use with the 3 yard patterns. My most difficult part is choosing a pattern for the stash that I have somewhat coordinated. Thank you!

I don't have much of a stash. A couple of wide backs, a couple of 10-yard mini bolts of Kona snow, and some clear shoeboxes that hold the remains from previous projects. I tend to buy what is specifically needed for a project, maybe rounded up to the next 1/4 yard.

The only real "stash" I have is 100-needle packages of the 5 sizes I use most often, 3 for sewing, 1 for my serger, and 1 for the longarm.

I've been to enough estate sales around here to see all the outdated fabrics and notions that go unsold and think about the wasted money. Most of that stuff ends up in a landfill after being a hassle for the survivors to deal with.

I find it interesting that you see fabric as outdated and unusable. I have fabrics that are 20 years old that I use now and don't view them as unusable.

I've also got more than I'll use in my lifetime, and after DH and I moved this summer, I really need to downsize. I've decided I need to start using regular yardage stash for backings. The problem is it's so much easier to be able to mount three yards of extra wide fabric on the LA frame and just get to quilting. And then when I do try to pick out fabric for backing, I keep thinking I'd rather keep it for potential tops.

I love scrappy quilts!! They are my favorites, too. I use so much of my stash making scrappy quilts

I change sewing machine needles a lot more often to use up my stash of needles. Every Sunday I put in a new needle. I have plenty in my stash so I'm using them and other notions I have stored away. I would rather use them and have new every time then save them to be a hassle for someone to deal with.