I just purchased fabric for a log cabin for a friend's son who will graduate HS next year. I am doing 2 fabrics only for the light/dark and a third for the center block. School colors are black/gold so those are my light/dark fabrics and I chose a 'reddish gold' for the center block for the 'traditional' red center. If I can I plan to do a star layout with the black in the center and then hope to applique the school letters in the center. I'm also planning on a 2 1/2" center sq. with 2 1/2 in. strips.