Thanks..I had not used my circle cutter before, had it for a couple years and finally decided to give set in circles a whirl. Figured if it didnt work out I wasn't out too much by using scraps for the background. It was very nerve racking to cut a big hole in the middle of the quilt none the less. I will do more planning colors the next time...but I will probably be nervous everytime I have to cut a hole in the pieced quilt.