Auditioning

All the center nine-patch blocks are finally completed...just
need to square them up.  This morning I cut the black fabric
border strips, squares and setting triangles.  The dark fabric
is a subdued black with small rusty orange flowers.  I did
not want an intense or bright black to set off the nine-patch
blocks.  When I first started stitching the houses a few years
back, I purchased a black and cream polka dot piece, but
looking at it again, decided it was too intense and too bright
for what I wanted.

It is a little difficult to see the rusty orange flowers and I
now wonder if something else might have been better---but
it is too late.  I chose to do the nine-patch blocks with
rusty orange instead of different colors as the pattern called
for as I was hoping they would not be too over-powering
and take away from the stitched designs. 

Here are my block all laid out on the floor.  They will be
there for a couple of days while I check them out as I
walk past trying to decide if I like the way the blocks are
laid out before I sew them together.

I welcome any comments or changes you may have.