We have just done one and faced the same challenge. We have ladies that do exquisite hand work, some that can piece complicated bocks in their sleep (smiling here - but you know what I mean) and the rest are beginner to intermediate quilters.
We did a churn dash two years ago in blues and greens. It was beautiful but several of the blocks were off size and could not be made to fit. This year I was involved and we chose "Four Patch & Friends" from Debbie Caffrey's "Can of Worms". We provided the squares and every one dug into their stash for the rest. Easy Peassy pattern - lots of fun and the best part is out of 86 squares I got back, there were only two that were unusable. Here is a picture of it. Each block is two four patches and two snowballs.
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Last edited by eparys; 06-02-2013 at 12:35 PM.