[quote=PghPat]Question - I have never done a BOM and it does sound like fun. I'm a fairly new quilter and think it would be nice to learn some different blocks. I read thru all the discussion and pictures last night and loved them all. I decided I'd like to get coordinating fabric to use all year for all the different blocks and was trying to decide what colors I'd want. Well, I got the answer - I sat behind a woman this morning in church and she had on a blazer made with 4 colors and I just loved it - decision made. Now my question is - approximately how much of each of 4 fabrics would I buy to feel safe in having enough for 12 blocks.
Decide how many blocks you are going to do, just the twelve or are you going to add more blocks to make the quilt bigger.
Then realistically figure out how much you will use for each block. You don't have to know the exact block names to figure this out, I would think most will use about the same amount of each fabric, give or take a bit. Then buy your fabric being generous with amounts purchased. The leftovers when the quilt is finished will be part of your growing stash. That's what I do anyway. Hope this helps.