I Googled swastika & the arms are turned different than yours. My suggestion is to make a few more blocks & see what they look like altogether. I like your block & hate for you to cut it up or have all that ripping.

No you didn't. to make one you would have had to had and L out of the same fabric in each block that met in the middle rotating like a pinwheel. This block is great the way it is and when you get more of them together you will see a very pretty zig zag in your pattern.

I come from Germany and I don't see one either. Assuming that you will make more of these blocks, as you assemble them in the same order, the stair-stepping effect of the rail fence will show up more strongly. You are judging your work too early. Keep going and all will be well.

Funny you should mention the swastika. My youngest son is looking at houses and one of them had a quilt on the wall of all different blocks. I pointed to the one that looked just like a swastika. Then we looked at this house and I pointed out to the realtor what it looked like. She said she would definately tell the owners not to show the quilt as it was while trying to sell the house. I think it was innocent and yet it stuck out like a sore thumb!!

Sorry, the Swastika just screams out at me too. I think it's because it's a single block. If you had a quilt of many of these blocks you would seen an overall pattern and the swastika thing would be less obvious. I like the suggestion to pick apart the four separate sections and play with them til you like the look.
Penny

I think you will see a totally diffrent quilt when it is done. Some free motion on it and it will all look beautiful!

when you add additional blocks the visual will look more like steps than a swastika....

i'm jewish.

when this quilt is done you'll find that the floral and the green both form stair-steps, not swastikas. the lilac will be a free-floating shape separating the other two.

it's kind of you to be sensitive, but in this case, go for it.

Thanks everybody for the great suggestions and honest opinions. I have completed just 5 blocks for this quilt - and every block will be different. The blocks will have a purple latice work around them with green cornerstones. Just to put it in perspective I put the 5 blocks on the purple fabric and this is what it looks like:
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The final quilt will be 8 inch blocks, 7 blocks by 7 blocks. It will have a lattice and cornerstones, and a 6 inch wide floral border. The finished quilt size will be 80 1/2 inches by 80 1/2 inches.

My DH is telling me just to get over it - this is still a 'novice quilt' so just live with the mistakes - it will make a great story someday (I think he is tired of me bemoaning of what to do with this block).

Laurie Jane,
IF you need any of the patterns from the quilt Shop Hop let me know which you have and I can send you the rest.