I moved a couple of years ago. I'm still digging fabric out of boxes. Trying to work through that OLD stash of calicoes. I have one that makes me scratch my head how to use it up...about a 3/4" diagonal plaid in red, with dark blue hearts in the hole of the plaid, with cream background.
My quilting friend shakes her head at my calicoes. I'm running low on a pinks & yellows quilt that I'm making-to use up yellows & pinks. I had counted up what I had and am coming up short for some reason. She said she never buys calicoes. Well, neither do I...NOW. But back in the 80's ... there were some solids and very few blenders, and a few "other florals", but calicoes were about it. Maybe she didn't quilt then. I can't figure what she was buying back then. I'm 59 & she's a bit more.