This is the reason that people talk about "dated" fabrics that they just couldn't possibly use for quilt making; this despite the price of the fabric. I love new lines of fabric, also, but because I am slow as cold oatmeal, I know when I buy one of a new line it will be "dated" before I ever get to it. My motto is to buy what looks good, be sure you got enough of it for some project or other, and not worry about whether it is the latest or the "datedist." Does anyone else share my amusement at the popularity of reproduction fabrics from the early 20th century? froggyintexas