Thanks Otis, I can't wait to get the pattern and then get a day off to read it ! I am thinking that if the scrap blocks don't look good I will just sew them up into a quilt another way . I sure have plenty to spare . I was looking through my red, black, grays collection and am thinking of using them . I also have a teal and brown collection I had boxed up to sell on e-bay . I had a request from my sister for these colors , I told her those colors would also be pretty and I will teach her to sew one herself LOL.