Rose Marie,
great tip! I always look at the block of the month fat quarters, too. Sometimes that pattern is only available for the duration of the BOM quilt and only in that cut. I too, tend to buy 2 of each...or one and then hope it's there still when I figure out what I'm doing with it.
Granny Cat,
I also have this site for fat quarter projects if you're interested....
http://www.fatquartershop.com/freequiltpattern.asp
Best of luck with your new patterns!!