Originally Posted by
gmcsewer
I have a book with designs and it gives the number of fabrics needed. By D onna Poster. Here are the names of some that use 5 fabrics. Peace, Jacobs ladder with 4 squares stacked, starry path, picnic,royalty ( a variation of a star)farmers field, sizzling squares, vortex. Try "quilterscache.com" for some of these.
I just went to Quilters Cache and found the blocks are all in color so you can look at them and see how many colors are used. Many could use 5 colors if you change the center color or the corner squares. Have fun.