Thank you to everyone for the lovely comments and suggestions. With so much talent on this board I was very hesitant to submit a picture. Thank you for being so gracious.
Austinite: They were cut out using Thangles. I would probably do them differently next time, but they worked
sushi: There isn't much to copy but you are more than welcome to do so. It wasn't hard, but kept me on my toes when sewing them together to make sure I had the squares in the right direction. Let us know how it goes.
I love the idea of the white being sewn down and the colored parts more "poofy". I won't have access to the longarm for another two weeks, so I will update as soon as I begin.
thanks all!