Hexagon Quilt, one-patch, charm, all or not

I have recently become quite intrigued with the prospect of attempting to make my own hexagon quilt. This would be a hand sewing project and could be taken along on trips, outings, etc. and worked on little by little when I had a few mn.

I first became aware of this type of quilt at my parents' house when I saw one that was made by my grandmother and her mother, I believe. It is a hodge podge of different fabrics and I just really like it. I haven't inspected it closely to see if there are any repeating fabrics. Because the entire quilt is made of hexagons, it is a "one patch" - IF there are no duplicates in the fabrics, it would also be called a "charm quilt" - and it is a hexagon quilt. There are a few other names I ran across also, such as Honeycomb and Six-sided patchwork. Can you tell I've been doing some research?

I know, when will I ever have the time to do such a project, right? I don't know, but I really would like to give it a try. It will no doubt be a long term project, I'm a realist, but it's something I'd like to start in the near future (this year) and then just see how it goes. I believe I would go about it via the English Paper Piecing method and the local quilt shop has 2 ladies currently working on this type of quilt, so I could ask for help, if needed. They are both working on 'Grandmother's Flower Garden' hexagon quilts - while those are ok, I prefer the one patch with all different fabrics - not sure if I'll worry about having any repeats or not, I haven't found a source yet to see how many different fabrics I'd need for a certain size hexagon to make a certain size quilt - if anyone knows where I can find that info., I'd be most appreciative as it would help me figure out some things to get started. I picked up a charm pack of Feedsack V fabrics recently that has 50 fabrics in it - a good start, but I don't think it'd be enough if I was worrying about duplicates. Like I said though, I don't know that I care so much if it's a "charm" quilt or not, it's the hexagon shape that appeals to me for some reason.

Here are a few links that show Hexagon quilts, charm quilts, Grandmother's Garden examples and more if you care to take a look. I hope to have a picture of the one my grandmother worked on soon and will upload it when I do - I meant to take a picture of it myself when I was at my parents' house at Thanksgiving, but it slipped my mind - must've been that stomach bug that attacked us that impaired my thinking :)

http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/mosaic.htm

http://www.fabrics.net/charmQuilts.asp

Example of Grandmother's Flower Garden:
http://www.womenfolk.com/grandmothers/1evaflrgard.jpg

Example of charm/hexagon:

http://www.fabrics.net/colpics/CharmQuilt/Mvc-025s.jpg
and
http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/mosaic.jpg

Anyway, anyone else who is working on one of these type of quilts, HAS worked on one, knows where I can get more info. on planning it all out (size and such), I'd be thrilled to hear from you - or if you just want to tell me how crazy you think I am, well, I guess you're welcome to say hi too :) I'll update as I make progress along the way - again, I know this'll be a longer term project, but I am looking forward to it!