Prism99 -- Thank you for the suggestion about the Moda Bella solids. I'm getting my toes wet creating quilts from scratch. Picking out color combinations that look good together is not a skill I've learned yet. Just wondering if I need to stick with the gray/white sashing that was on the original quilt or go with bright colors to bring out the stitching on the blocks. That would be my preference...but I do want to stay true to the original quilt that was created. Or is that really necessary. I realize this is a new quilt that I'm remaking, but just wondering if the blocks look old, should the quilt look 'old' too. Not sure I'm explaining this right.