Originally Posted by LavenderBlue

Have you ever been inspired to use a color combo in a quilt after seeing your scraps or other fabric randomly lying around or stacked next to each other? This happened to me a few years ago.....an unlikely combination of turkey reds, cream, shades of olive....beautiful together! It began with a floral, a stripe and a star fabric. I continued to "gather" other fabrics from my stash that fit in, but so far have only enough for probably a 50 - 60" square finished. With a little fun shopping, I should be able to nicely add to the mix. Would like to hear any similar stories. ;-)