Love the colors. I made one and it turned out really nice! Jan

It took my breath away! Good choice of colors--absolutely beautiful!

Yea the purple is good. It breaks it up.

The purple is a zinger - I fear the blue would be boring.

It needs the purple! It makes the other not blend together as much. I think, and this is my opinion, the DNP is best with contrast in it

WOW love it and i would keep it as it is...the purple makes the blue really pop...going to be a great quilt..hope you post a picture when you are done

I really, really like the color purple in your square. What I'm having a problem with is the 'busy-ness' of the pattern - the circles are too big for the rest of the fabrics. I think it's too busy and detracts from the beauty of the trees. Do you have another fabric that color, less busy, that you could use? Maybe a blender or marbled purple? JMHO. I like your block. Don't get rid of the color purple - just that particular fabric. It makes your block pop.

I am not a purple person, but I really LIKE it with the blues. <wave>

ooo very nice.
The purple is vibrant! Very nice

I think first instincts serve us well. Don't overthink it. The purple is wonderful and I can't look at your block enough. You have a lot of responses, and I only read the first 5 pages. It seems that most everyone agrees that you should keep the purple - me included. I wish we had a place to buy that tree fabric and I am so excited to see your end product. Whoever said bind it with the purple is a genius.