Wonky crosses

Here is a sample block for my work project.  They ask for staff art every year so a few of us decided we should try to make a staff quilt.  After much deliberation about the quilt pattern that any experience level could manage, we decided on a wonky cross quilt using either Elizabeth Hartman's tutorial or Jennifer Jenkinson's of That Girl That Quilt.

These are the colors that I received for Sew.Bee.Create this month with the directions to make something wonky or improv.  I made some wonky triangles and played around with them on the design board.  This was my first real attempt to have a design that requires filling in the spaces and matching things up.  

My process.  I taped a 15" square to the design board and started placing triangles.  By popular vote of some family members, the diamonds/kites won.

And then I started second guessing myself after I used up nearly all of the grey solid and made a wonky cross block just in case.  It did give me more practice for the work quilt, but I wish I would have had a bit more grey to tone it down a bit.  I have decided to go with the attitude that I won't be upset if my blocks don't make the cut for any of the projects.   

Last but not least, the HST for the Lynnebobsquarepants quilt for MJ are nearly all done and ready to be assembled.

Please excuse the lovely layout of this post.  Things just aren't quite working out with the layout of pictures and text today.