I can relate to this. Many years ago I made a quilt and had all the blocks put together and then discovered I didn't have enough for the border...It would have had to be 2 inches and then what. Well. Several years later a friend and I were in an upstate retreat and we went into this little quilt shop and we were looking around and I happened to look up where some flat fabrics were laying and I told her that was the fabric I needed and she couldn't believe that I could tell from where we stood...It was the right fabric and I still have the quilt. Yes, it was a chance I took but after looking for so long I took the fabric anyway and thought if it wasn't I would use it for something else.