I use most of mine but the year I turned 60 my wonderful sister bought me 60 fat quarters, one for each year! Not a fabric collection, just random colors and patterns. Forward 7 years and I still can't cut them!

Why do we have a problem cutting up Fat qtrs yet we cut large pieces of fabric all the time without thinking twice?

How true! This happens to me all the time!

I've fallen in love with FQ bundles. I bought a few from (cough Michael's). LQS shut down 2 yrs ago. Fabric stores have closed to do gentrification. I make sampler quilts so I like the challenge of seeing how many 12 inch blocks I can get from a FQ bundle. Ive decided to try to make my own bundles from my single FQ collection.

That is the best part of having a stash...you can get it out, look at it, stroke it and then put it back for next time.

Fat quarters must be the quilter's version of a change jar. (Your drawer is great.)

Your comments are cracking me up !! :D
I have a collection as well. I did get rid of a lot of fabric lately though. For me it was too
much and made me nervous. I know that sounds weird for a quilter. I get overwhelmed
easily!

Collecting fabric and quilting are two different hobbies!

I buy mostly FQ's and half yards and they get used. I like 50+ fabrics in every quilt and small cuts allow me to have a variety without breaking the bank.

I have four bags of fat quarters & I'm always going through them for various quilts & I'm always adding to them during really good sales. I keep them in those special fat quarter bags with the see-through covers so I can enjoy their beauty all the time.