kbeuchert

Personally, I think the second one is too busy for a Stack N Whack. I like the first one. I love the colors and am thinking of buying some of this material now! The repeating design is important to keep in mind. I agree that you may need a lot of material but those scraps always come in handy!

Vat

A Stack and Whack of by Bethany Renolds, she has several books out and they are very interesting. Sort of like a kaleidoscope. I have made 5 of her 60 degree triangle Magic in the past couple of months. They are really lots of FUN to work with and go together very quickly. You should try one.

Vat

You should try one, they are very addictive and after you do one you will find your self walking throught a fabric shop spotting fabric that will work. I love doing the Magic 60 degree triangle. They go together fast.

Vat

Forgot to say, I love the first fabric and think it would make a great Stack and Whack. I personally like the 60 degree triangle magic. The Stack and Whack's take lot of yardage but are well worth it. When you make your first cut, you cut lenghwise of the fabric (for the 60 degree triangle Magic)at 21 inches, then you have the other 21 inches or so for the borbers or cut and piece it for the backing. No waste! !!

martha jo

Stack and Whack works best if there are a lot of different contrasts because you are fuzzy cutting and you want quite a bit of difference. Your fabric is beautiful but not something I would chose for stack and whack.

chicagoshar

Of the two, the first one would work better. It has a wider "spread" between the design pattern. The second one is too over-all and wouldn't have any difference in the blocks.
When I'm checking for this, I use 2 small pocket mirrors, that I join with tape to form a right angle; hold it on the fabric and then move it around to see if any neat designs form.
When I teach this, I encourage my students not to buy fabric until we've tested it out this way. Since you're buying this on-line? that's not an option.

naincie

what is a stack and whack quilt?
NainciefromWyoming

Big Red

I am wondering the same thing. :). What is a stack and whack?

Johanna Fritz

I like your second choice. If you know anyone with EQ7, you can scan the fabric in and use the kalidescope function to slide the outlined piece over the fabric with your mouse and the program will create a visual of what the block will look like if you cut it in that spot. I love this feature.

hnordeng

I don't think too few colors would be the problem but the amount of background would be.

My theory on Stack-n-whack is the wilder the better with the least amount of solid background.