I was talking to another quilter yesterday (who just happens to be a coworker of mine AND a talented beader) and one of my favorite topics came up: quilting fabric. We got to talking stash and how we didn't NEED more of it (but does that stop us from wanting it???) and just how much we have of it. My friend mentioned that she has an entire shelf of just polka-dotted fabric. That brought up my collection of food prints.

My significant other is a talented chef and he is, of course, passionate about food. We have been together for quite awhile, and over the years, if I've seen a food-printed quilt fabric, I've bought it, all so I can make him a food quilt in that magical land of make-believe called "one day." You know, that day when everything will get done :-) When I'm shopping for fabric, sighting a new food print always gives me a little thrill. It's like a cottony scavenger hunt!

This has led to a great accumulation of prints filled with veggies, desserts, coffee and even meat! There are so many great food prints out there! Here are just a few of my favorites:

ALEXANDER HENRY FABRICS JUICY 1950'S PEARS

TIMELESS TREASURES FARMSTAND GARDEN PLOT MULTI

ROBERT KAUFMAN NOVELTY COFFEE BARISTA

Now, as much as I love all of these individually, I'm sure that it will be... interesting, shall we say? to put them all together in one quilt in an attractive way. But I'll worry about that "one day."

Do you have a special collection in your stash? What are you always on the look out for? Do you feel the thrill of victory when you find it, or is it just me?