Originally Posted by
solstice3
I like to buy a variety of fats that are not found around home or unique to the area...when in Alaska I found batiks with salmon, bear, moose etc. depictive of that state AND!!... Fireweed print. The other thing I look for is a great sale.
Yes to fireweed and the native animals! I found a great little quilt shop in Skagway that even let me photograph some of their displays. Also in Kona, Hawaii where they gave a class in Hawaiian needle-turn applique.