I'm using tea-dyed muslin - even though the end of the bolt says it's pre-shrunk - it isn't. So it's getting the hot water soak and then the tepid wash, cold rinse, and moderate drying treatment.
I have the book - haven't figured out yet if the software will run on this Mac without buying some other software - and I'm going to acquire some more graph paper.
I will be using "old-fashioned" small blue prints and "old-fashioned" (old-fashioned to me, anyway) shades of rusts, brown, and oranges.
So far, I seem to have two things going - the blues are more or less like Miss Jane's blocks and the others are using different color placements.