This is a block I drafted myself! That is a lot of very small pieces, yeah for paper piecing. I never could do it otherwise.
The number of blocks are growing, at a snails pace. I enjoy just laying them out. I realize that my method of just having a pile of fabric means that some fabrics get overlooked. So I tried to create some order.
It’s still messy but at least they are grouped in piles of color. 
And the number of blocks continues to grow. I foolishly thought I’d be making a king size quilt for my bed. No way, these are 8″ blocks and the paper piecing is very time consuming. Not to mention that all those small patches means a lot of unseen fabric in the seams – this is going to be one heavy baby – even before I get to the actual quilting. 
Lightbulb moment! I have been enjoying the book Double Wedding Ring Quilts, where the author Victoria Findlay Woolf deconstructs the traditional pattern. Why not do the same here??? Make partial segments of the New York Beauty blocks. It will cut down on my work, it will also allow for more negative space.
Another ahh hah moment. Start sewing the blocks together. There is no perfect design that will emerge. I can stare at this for hours and find faults, but it’s not like any other arrangement would be better. At the moment I’m going with six blocks across, time will tell if it stays that way, or if I even add a border. Many of the images I found on Pinterest use print fabric for everything, the overall effect is bright and colorful, but all those points and arcs get lost. I like how the details pop out on the dark background.
It not just about color, it’s also about showing off my crazy paper piecing skills.
And now to get back to sewing more blocks, so I will be able to randomly add them into the quilt.