Valerie Ann

Dark Fabric--check.
Light Fabric--check.
Middle Square--check.
Size--Queen
Strip Size--1.5

So, the question is How many fabrics? I have the Eleanor Burns and she says 3 darks, 3 lights for any size TripAroundTheWorld quilt, but I want a smaller strip not a 2.5 as she recommends in her patterns. So, how many fabrics do YOU think I could use?
Thanks.

Tartan

I made a Trip around the World quilt way before there were any "rules". I went by how much of one fabric I had to make a complete path around the quilt. The fabrics I had the least of I started in the middle and alternated light and dark rows as I moved outward. It takes a LOT of squares as you get nearer the finish. Colouring in the little squares on graph paper will give you a good idea for how much fabric you'll need.

PenniF

Tartan is right - there really are no rules to this...Ok....to clarify....i guess there are some somewhere --- but truthfully - you could do it with 2 colors if you wanted to - or as many colors as you will have "trips" for the size quilt you want. I have one in 2" squares - all floral fabrics - that "fades" from dark to light to dark - all the "trips" are different fabrics. Do what is pleasing to you .... but i will say that a queen size of 1.5 inch squares will take A LOT of squares !!!! You might want to use the water color method of mounting your squares onto light weight fusible interfacing - then all you have to do is fold rows and sew straight lines. Good luck !!!

Lori S

I have done Trip around the world and repeated colors , sort of a Irish Chain type repeat. Use as many as you like or can coodinate. Its ok to have a repeat. I will admit to making one that only got as big as the fabrics I had on hand that I could coodinate, and had enough yardage .

Jingle

I remember seeing one done in scrappy colors. Sometime every row is a different color. Use what you want and it will be beautiful. I made a couple Triple Around The World quilts, they turned out very good. I put different colored borders on them.
There are no rules here, make it how you want.

OzarksGma

I made a TATW with all different prints predominently green with small accents of white, yellow and pink, I think I had about 15 different prints and I started with the lighter in the center and went out with the other prints to dark green at the border. I made it when I first started quilting about 10 years ago and I still don't have it quilted yet. That is one of t he ones I have to be done next year when I move to my new studio.

ube quilting

My old fashioned pattern calls for eight fabrics. Add borders to your liking!

Your strip size sounds very small and you will be doing a lot of piecing. your finished square will be 1" sq. That's postage stamp size so what you are making is a postage stamp quilt in an Around the world pattern.

Are you going to make a number of small TATW blocks and then sew them toghter for a full quilt. This patern will be really cool. I have seen it done this way.

This quilt uses 3 1/2" strips andthe finished square is 3".

Jennifer

The more colors the better. I love the light to dark variations of the trip around the would. 3.5 inch squares are a good size too. Not to big and not to small.

Jim

The number of colors you use are completely up to you...here's one I did for my daughter about 15 years ago