faykilgore

Haven't been real active lately due to moving to Texas, but am finally back in a set up sewing room again. I found this gorgeous Asian fabric several years ago, then found the pattern Hip to (not) be Square by Heather Peterson and thought it was perfect for this fabric. So, I bought 8 coordinating fabrics for the background squares. Here's four main squares done with 6 of the background fabrics placed around them. Two of the fabrics I think are too busy. They are hanging beside the blocks in the second picture. Do I need to scale back the "power level" of the background fabrics? It feels very overwhelming and overpowering to me. It's supposed to be serene and beautiful.
Thanks for your input.