Wow, more participants than I realized! Hopefully many will confirm
I thought of doing the donkey paper pieced, but decided to go "conventional" piecing instead. I'm really surprised I only lost one little point. My piecing has definitely gotten better compared to even just a few months ago.
We ended up busy last night, so not much progress, but I hope tonight I can get all my pieces cut out for the rest of my blocks (it's a goal anyway).
And, thanks, everyone. I found a photo of a donkey with adorably long ears, and that really inspired the length of the ears on my block.