I don't have this book but I know Ms. Burns does a lot of scrappy style quilts, so there can never be an accurate amount of fabric required as some scraps are 3 inch squares and other scraps might be 5 x 6 inch pieces. I would guess that a ''lot'' of scraps would be needed and yards of the background ( white/cream ) fabric....time to hit up your friends and raid their scrap bags!! On a side note, I have good friends that live in Orleans on the Cape. They post the most wonderful photos of the sunsets on the beach..........had the BEST lobster at a place called Elmers just off the bay bridge!!!!!!