The fabrics are the "Old Glory" version of red/white/blue. The reds are more brick red with fine black line prints. The white is from Windham's caramel line. The blues are an easier choice for buying additional yardage. The 10" squares seem to be cut on the straight of grain-a plus. One of the sets of 2.5" strips I bought recently had all reds cut off grain-which caused a raveling problem, which was an issue since many of the reds were adjacent to the whites.