thanks for all the ideas! i went and got half yards of fabric today...purples and pinks.
i am thinking of doing it wonky..i will do an on line search for a free pattern.
this way i can make the blocks as big as i want. 7" is so small! may bring them out to 10 inches. we will see what the first one looks like, then decide on the size.
Thanks again for all the great ideas! Kim