For a while I searched for colors to go into a Boston Commons quilt I planned to make for myself, then I searched for bright reds/blues to use as background for a set of 3 nativity stain glass, then picked up others along the way when they insisted on jumping into my basket. Once a ran into a great sale (unfortunatley because the quilt shop was going out of business) and found some terrific Christmas batiks. I love the variety you get from a single piece of fabric. Now I have to start using it and making those projects.