Thank you everyone for the kind comments on my Grand Illusion. Indeed BH does like small pieces, but this one was just too busy - I did not like it at all. I saw another done with the sashing between the blocks, and decided to add a sashing to mine. So glad I did, I really like it now.
Christine - I was born and raised in Ventura. I have lived in Camarillo since 1969. Never lived anywhere else!