At last a stash thread that doesn't make me feel bad. (Just kidding!) MY "stash" came with me when we moved to Oklahoma where we have had 3 financial downturns in the last 10 years. We are just working our way out of the third (and hopefully last!) one. Thankfully I am a scrappy quilter and have been able to use up even small scraps, so I have been able to find something to do. I have more than enough double nine patch blocks to make a quilt and lots of the little squares that I think I'll use to make lap quilts for the nursing home. I also have most of the top cut for a log cabin quilt. But it has reached the point that my whole "stash" fits in ONE rubbermaid tub and some of it I think "why did I ever get that?" Thankfully last month we paid off one BIG bill and this month there is a little $$ left over- so you KNOW where I am going today! To the FABRIC store!!