I never set out to accumulate a stash. It just happened. Sometimes I buy a piece of fabric with a project in mind but change my mind before I get to it. So into the cupboard it goes. Or sometimes I buy 3 yards thinking it will be a main focus fabric and then only use 1 yard as an accent fabric so into the cupboard again. Or sometimes I buy 1 fabric I like and can never find anything that goes well with it, so into the cupboard. Or somebody gifts me with a piece they no longer want - I can't turn down any fabric that might be useful and I can't bear to get rid of any fabric either. So somehow it just keeps growing even though I don't know how it all got there. If you can resist building a stash, you've got more willpower than I"ll ever have!