I like it both ways. Whatever you choose it is going to be a beautiful quilt. I think the late eighty's into the ninety's for the age of the fabric. Back then we didn't have as much of a choice as we do today. When a fabric came out it was on the market for a much longer time than today. When you see something you like it is good to get it as it won't be out long then it is so hard to track it down.