I'm done!
I'm very happy with how this has turned out, especially given that it has caused a few headaches along the way. I know I set this challenge, but it didn't really feel like that as I was working on it - there were definitely one or two moments when I wished I'd suggested something easier, or hadn't felt the urge to make those big log cabin blocks. But sticking with it was good for me. Working with the bigger pieces took me a bit outside my comfort zone, and figuring out how to combine them with the triangles taught me a lot: who knew that the triangles would read as the quiet spaces?
Now I just want to quilt it, but there is still a backlog so I'm going to take a week or two off piecing (mostly), mull over possible new projects and put in some extra hours with my needle and thread.
A quick general note about these challenges: we have working on the theory of one every three months, just because that seemed manageable. But, and I can't emphasise this enough, you are welcome to link any (improv) project at any time. I know some people are still working on the first challenge and that's fine. Others have already done a piece for the second challenge and that's fine. Still others have improv pieces that are not a response to a challenge at all and that too is fine. If you've done something you want to share, just go ahead and link.