The hand dyes are fabrics I got directly from Ricky. The ones mentioned in the post by the other person were not authentic hand dyes. They were printed by FreeSpirit with Rickys permission a few years ago and were meant to be similar to the hand dyes. I too have lots of those too! When I made my quilt, I just cut everything with no placement plan in mind and it all worked out. I only changed out one corner. The variety I used was the Caveman fabric. Since I just used one fabric I think I actually used less fabric than if I bought individual colors. Im also making some Hawaiian blocks with some of the fabrics. I love the variation in the hand dyes. I get a lot out of the yardage. The only way to get his fabric is directly through his website. Yes it is pricey but like I mentioned, I get a lot of mileage from it. Best value is to buy the 5 yard bundle.