okay, okay ... I am by nature and rearing a follower of rules. Quilting has brought out both an ADD and an OCD that I wasn't aware I had. Here's what I'm going to do ... the pattern calls for 30 blocks - 1 becomes an orphan, 4 are cornerstones and the other 25 make up the top. SO ... the 5 I've made scrappy - one will be the orphan, 4 will be the cornerstones (since it to be a table cover those will hang over the sides). I'll make the rest to match cause ... I really like it better. There! I said it - AND I don't have to rip.
The dark star blocks I'm making are made of 30 different fabrics. These little ones are just 10 fabrics. I think that's what bothered me the most - not enough scrappy to be truly scrappy. So the new ones will look like this: