I know what you mean - I often have problems finding a scrap of fabric to use as the "starter" when doing strip piecing. Isn't that sad!!

I like your idea of allowing a fabric lo live up to its potential. I'll try to remember that as I go through my stash to pull fabrics for a project and don't want to use some of it. But...I have some i know I will never cut. It's just too beautiful.

No problem here. For each piece I use, I can purchase two to replace it. Thankfully, the fabric companies keep coming out with increasingly beautiful fabrics.

Yes, I do that and it is very common I would think. I just can't part with the red and white and black that "someday" I will put into a quilt for myself. Who knows,maybe this is the year to do it. :-)

Bonnie Hunter told us when you use the fabric from your stash then it creates a hole and you are free to go shopping because you have to fill the hole. Think of it as a liberating experience and use that fabric!

I tell myself if I use that piece I can buy some more fabric!!!!!!!!!!!

I with the group saying use it and buy more! And that fabric has been "waiting" for you to put it in a project. It really wants you to show it off.

I used to,but,then I got sick and realised I will not be here forever and gave myself permission to ENJOY! I will not live to be 300 so will not run out of fabric!!!

I have a problem that's similar, but different. When I think I'm going to use up some of my fabric and make a scrappy quilt, I'll pull fabric out to see how they'll all look together, and then one by one ... I pull them back out and think "these aren't right together, I need to buy fabric for this quilt". I spend more, my stash grows ... alas, the guilt.

Yep......bring it out....pet it for awhile and put it back...LOL...glad to know I'm not alone, If you find a cure let me know!!