I have decided that I am going to make TWO of the Spikers, one scrappy and one in my first color choices. The scrappy will be my practice piecing and I will not stress over mistakes, LOL. Have not purchased the fabrics yet, but received an Email from Hancocks of Paducah and they are having a sale and I may go with Timeless Treasures Willow Petal fabrics.
As a suggestion to the newbies, I also recommend the 1/4 inch ruler. I have both the six inch and twelve inch ruler. I know it sounds like a lot of work but I would also suggest doing a practice block before using your "good" fabric. It took me a long time to "wrap my brain" around paper piecing.