I found something similar in BlockBase called "Chain of Diamonds" by Aunt Martha
I would definitely prefer to piece the first version - the one with a 16-patch in the center. All these y-seams give me the hives just looking at them! :D
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Two different layouts of this block in the same quilt top
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