Originally Posted by Katrine
The bigger the repeat, the greater number and variety of blocks you will get. Don't go below 12". Avoid fabrics with very widely spaced features, i.e. too much background colour, and also avoid straight lines. The OBW books all give good info and hints on how to choose fabrics too.
Absolutely right. :-D You can find all the book information here
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual_section_list.jsp
read the topic heading for OBWs, Stack n Whack etc...