also can cut strips four fabrics deep (stacked on top of each other matching designs and pinned) and then cut squares from those strips. then take four sqs at a time and turn them till you like what you see and sew into four patch.
four patch posie was what that was called because it started with floral fabric "posies". but any design can be used.
http://www.hddesigns.net/default.asp...56&pageid=3671