I would buy 1 yd - 1 1/5 yds. I have some really pretty fabric with lots for borders and focus fabric. But BOOHOO I only have 1/2 yds pieces of corrdinating fabric which I think is not enough to do much with. Also since the fabric is several years old it may be hard to math other coordinating fabric. Better to have too much then not enough! This is also true if your bought fabric in a LQS far away!(ask me how I know this!)