I have changed the center and this is the final layout........
Thank you for all of the input yesterday. Several thought I should reverse the darks and lights but with the Radiant 9 patch (which was the original plan 10 years ago when I started it) there are a few lights in the center and lots of mediums and darks around the perimeter. I had less than 40 light blocks and over 300 medium to dark. As far as all of the suggestions that I do applique in the center, well.....it would never get done if I went with that plan, LOL. You haven't seen much applique on my blog. I love looking at it and don't love doing it. BUT it would have been a solution, just not my solution.
I plan on adding a row at each end (left and right) to make it more bed sized. I have leftover parts of blocks so I can piece specific ones that I need. I also have the perfect backing and border already in my stash.
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They moved Dad's appointment with the surgeon yesterday from 4 p.m to 2 p.m. The Dr. thinks Dad (95 yrs.) should have surgery for the hernia since he is still able to walk around (not bedridden). He has to have a cardiac evaluation first and if he fails that, there will be no surgery. I told the Dr. I was concerned about the anaesthesia and he said he was too. He said it would most likely be a spinal block with an IV sedative. Now my next 4 weeks are in limbo again while we wait for the appointments to be set up.
Thank you for all of the input yesterday. Several thought I should reverse the darks and lights but with the Radiant 9 patch (which was the original plan 10 years ago when I started it) there are a few lights in the center and lots of mediums and darks around the perimeter. I had less than 40 light blocks and over 300 medium to dark. As far as all of the suggestions that I do applique in the center, well.....it would never get done if I went with that plan, LOL. You haven't seen much applique on my blog. I love looking at it and don't love doing it. BUT it would have been a solution, just not my solution.
I plan on adding a row at each end (left and right) to make it more bed sized. I have leftover parts of blocks so I can piece specific ones that I need. I also have the perfect backing and border already in my stash.**********
They moved Dad's appointment with the surgeon yesterday from 4 p.m to 2 p.m. The Dr. thinks Dad (95 yrs.) should have surgery for the hernia since he is still able to walk around (not bedridden). He has to have a cardiac evaluation first and if he fails that, there will be no surgery. I told the Dr. I was concerned about the anaesthesia and he said he was too. He said it would most likely be a spinal block with an IV sedative. Now my next 4 weeks are in limbo again while we wait for the appointments to be set up.