Ok I couldn't wait til I got home. I searched for Jo Morton on the Fat Quarter Shop. I like most of her fabrics. There's not many blue ones but I can get around that. I don't really see any light fabric that reads as solid for the background of this block. I was thinking a cream tone on tone? I want to use the same fabric for all the diamonds and scrappy for the squares. Will there be enough contrast in the squares if I use a bunch of small scale prints or should I get larger prints/plaid too?
One more question. Do you think say 20 fat quarters will be enough for a good size lap quilt? I don't have a lot of experience with all these pre-cuts/bundles. They didn't exist when I was quilting before.
Thanks for all your help!