Just because a project maybe isn't exactly what was designed doesn't mean it is so horrible. Sometimes I think it's even better than what is designed and I deliberate alter patterns to get secondary designs or not.
I'd go with as is and not even mention it. But only you know how much this will/won't bother you after it goes. You didn't do on purpose or to be spiteful, it just happened. It was still made with love and joy and it will be received that way.
On this top I didn't re-read the instructions on what was basically my step 3, and took out the feature that I specifically wanted and had worked so hard up to this point for this top to have -- but does it really matter? (The center blocks were supposed to tilt different directions instead of being flat, but because of the business of the fabrics it still looks tilted. Sort of. That's what I tell myself).
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