bearisgray

At first glance, many prints appear to be all-over or tossed prints.

But, after they have been cut for a border and sewn on - then one notices that there were definite lengthwise repeats in the fabric.

Three of them more or less matched - and then there was the fourth one.

So, I've learned to do sort of a "squint look" - sometimes the "stripes" show up.

I became aware of this from a quilt on a Quilter's Newsletter Magazine - the border had big roses on it- three of the borders looked planned - maybe the maker ran out of fabric and decided to "make do" with what she had left.