Dear Baby Jane: C-4... again

Block number/name: C-4 “Tic Tac Toe” (version 2.0)

Date completed: November 11, 2008

Number of pieces: 37

Notes on block: So. I've completed a do-over. And you know what? I like the first version better. Sure, the seams are straighter and more consistent on this one. And this one is actually 5” square. And it uses just 2 colors, as in the original quilt. But I really love the effect of the 3 colors in my previous version. And I kind of like that it is all catawampus. I also “previewed” each of the blocks in the quilt, and I rather prefer the look of the first one.

So there you have it. Only my second do-over in the quilt so far, and I’m not even going to use it. Of course, I can still change my mind…

Dear Baby Jane: C-4

Block number/name: C-4 “Tic Tac Toe”

Date completed: November 8, 2008

Number of pieces: 37

Notes on block: I think I need to rename this one, “Tic Tac Toe... Doh!” That’s what I get for not paying attention. All I could focus on were the colors I chose (I thought this one might look pretty nifty with 3 colors). By the time I got to the outer white pieces, I wasn’t even paying attention. I guess I figured that they wouldn’t fit if they were wrong. Little did I realize that all those outer angles were equal. As a result, my center is 90° off-kilter.

On the one hand, this block took a long time to put together and it does look kind of cool. On the other hand, it is very different from the original and it’s a smidgen small. This might require a do-over. This is kind of funny to me, because the only other block I’ve done a do-over for thus far is its neighbor, C-3. But I think I'll wait and see how I feel about it in a couple of days.