My stash is gigantic. I buy prints that catch my eye on sale at Walmart and use those fabulous coupons for Joann. But the biggest part comes from estate sales. You never know what you're going to find.
I love finding those swatch sample books and just made a quilt for my niece using odd paisley bits. The sash has random embroidered phrases -- the first use of my new babylock. Unfortunately the sash puckered a bit. C'est la vie! I'm a haphazard quilter and she loved it.
Here are a few photos. It is brown dominant, but no matter how I photographed it, all the other colors seemed to pop.
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