I'm also a mom of 5 and totally understand what your going through. My stash didn't really build til recently. If you have small boys or girls I'll be happy to help your stash with some novelty scraps. When I started I had no idea what to buy and I bought a bunch of novelties for the kids quilts and didn't use a 3/4 of them. All mine but 1 are teenagers. I have been trying to use up the scraps and have already started a grandchild collection of quilts lol I know crazy. I used to make the girls clothes when they were younger and had left over material I just made a quilt out of fleece, homespun, flannel, jean and corduroy. It has turned into everyone favorite quilt. You can make a quilt out of anything...Pm me your addy if interested and I will be more then happy to share some scraps!! Also Marshelldrygoods.com is great for a budget its the same fabric on other sites for 1/2 the price. Keep an eye on the daily deal here and if you love it, shipping is fantastic, add a 108 wide backing piece in a solid at the same time. 1 yard of the 108 is really 3 yards at half the price of 45" material. A cheap way to build up and the solid can be used as sashing for any quilt you decide to make. Good luck and Happy quilting!!!