Gosh, it is easy to build up a stash of fabrics because there are really nice fabrics out there! With the rising prices of fabrics, I have slowed down but still have more then enough. It helps to go "shopping" in your stash before buying more fabrics for specific projects. Recently, I had 48 string blocks ready to be sewn into a quilttop when I decided a blender for sashings was needed to calm down the quilt (it looked very busy). I was about to buy more material when I remembered to shop in my stash first. Surprise! I did find four possibilities to audition on the design wall, and sure enough, there was a perfect fabric for the sashings. What a liberating moment!