Quilt Design -Playing with Ideas

I have been working on my design for the new commission quilt.  I got the basic idea from a book "Mix and Match Quilts with the AccuQuilt Go!" Do I even need to mention that I will most likely change it?  No?  I didn't think so.  Ha ha. While the book is not the best written quilt book, there are some nice designs in it. 


First off was making some simple four patch blocks.  I realized that I could make them much faster using the strip method. (I don't know how the book says to make them, I left it elsewhere-oops) 
So I cut the 3 1/2" strips the width of the fabric and sewed green to purple.  By the way, green and purple go great together - just look at a purple flower and you will see that it usually has green leaves. 

I ironed toward the dark and then subcut the strips into 3 1/2' sections.  I use a trick to help me see the lines on my ruler. A bit of tape just outside the line I am aiming at. 

That helps speed my cutting since my eyes area old and presbyopic.
Once you layer them for piecing the seams nest easily. My points lined up just fine.  I love this method.

Then I made the other unit which is a flying geese with a matching strip. (I used the Go! to cut these because they come out so well with the engineered corners.)  
Then I laid out a "big block" to see how I like the color combo. 

Oh yes!  I do like it. However, I will probably not use just these colors. LOL, did you think I could limit it to four colors? Well I could, but I am probably not.  Why?  Well, I was told red, orange, yellow, purple and lime green. So far there is no orange.  And I will add some hue in the blue family (aqua or teal maybe?) To spice it up a bit. I am thinking that all the four patches will be the green and purple though. 
Here is the original layout I did in EQ. 

And an alternate one

But neither of those has the other colors.  I am still playing with ideas.  Ha ha, it will be what it will be!