I've started sewing the top for a new bed-quilt, and since I really like my pattern with five Ginkgo leaves and five petals, all spreading out from the five-sided small piece in the center, I decided to use such blocks, and: to make it colorful. In between I put some strips...

And what I do is, I wash each finished block and every strip before I sew them all together, so I can work spontaneously, grabbing fabric I like - pre-washed or not - , but I also avoid having unwanted surprises (shrinking, color-bleeding), 

at a stage when it's difficult to solve such a problem.

Much fun!!!