I am no quilt designer and I do want to make a black and white someday soon. I am collecting my pieces. When I first glanced at your quilt I saw tumbling blocks, then I saw a pentagon (5 sided) then I saw a stunning red star, then some more stars, then my eye traveled to the left and I saw some triangles and blocks sort of jumbled not really making a pattern for me to rest my eyes upon. You know what though, now I understand better what people are talking about when they mention motion in quilts. Your quilt has lots of motion! I love your fabrics! But I think they might be just too busy all together. I think that what makes the blocks in the middle stand out is that you have the white on "top" and the black on the "fronts". I know that is probably not good quilt speak but it gives dimension and a place for the eye to rest. I do like your pop of red and I encourage you to keep going. I want to see your finished product so I can copy you!