Originally Posted by
PaperPrincess
I'm reading between the lines here, but are you asking if you can substitute a strip of fabric rather than two or more squares in a block? Looks like the blocks are 9 patches. So, for instance, if the block you are working on has 3 background squares in a row, you would cut a strip 2.5" wide by 6.5" long. Even though you are cutting a strip to replace three 2.5", you can't just multiply the measurement by three because of the seam allowances. If you replace 2 squares, cut a strip 2.5" by 4.5". Because of the complex color layout I would still make the individual blocks rather than trying to cut strips and make a whole row that way. I think you would have real issues in getting everything to line up.
What she said..... I'm trying to figure out how you could replace the individual blocks with strips and still have the same color variations...