Thanks to all who helped me through the dilemmas while making this king-sized quilt for my best friend and neighbor.
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I will be taking it to her in a couple of weeks and am sooo excited!
I ended up buying more fabric to have at least 3 of each color. It's SID around all the black, then quilted in the hoop in the open spaces. It could have FMQ'd it in 1/3rd of the time as it took me to hoop and center all those blocks.