I had this problem a few months ago when a friend wanted a green Irish Chain quilt in sage green. Sage I said, is one color not in my stash....how about if I use various shades of green? She stuck to her guns, so I searched web sites until I found one that said sage green in the description. Funny, I always thought sage was a greenish gray color...this was a lighter shade of hunter. Whatever it was...it worked...she loves her quilt!!