Until I took a close look, I thought all the triangles in this block were right triangles. But it turns out that some of the triangles used different angles, giving the overall block its somewhat trippy look.

I debated until the last minute about whether to even use this fabric – while the green colors are just perfect, the random speckles give it a more modern look than many of the other fabrics.

Between the psychedelic block pattern and the Jackson Pollock fabric, this block feels far more 1960s than 1860s … but one of the things I’m enjoying the most about this project is the blocks that are anachronistic in time period, in color, in style, etc., and yet still somehow blend in with everything else.

The block was constructed on the diagonal, piecing together that diagonal strip from one corner to another, then adding triangle sections on each side to “square” it up:

Between the diagonal line and the not-quite-right angles of some of the triangles, the block doesn’t look exactly square to me. It definitely looks modern though.

Despite the tricky non-right angles in this block, it actually went together pretty quickly. And I got my requisite 18 triangles quilted on the rainbow quilt in plenty of time. I was powering through my monthly goals so quickly that I even spent some time on a side project, finally finishing the piecing (aside from borders) on my miniature:

And then towards the end of the month, I had an eye injury – one where I had to wear an eye patch for a few days, and keep both eyes closed as much as possible. So, despite my best efforts, I didn’t complete the sashing part of the UFO Challenge for March:

Well, this is a modern block, and that is how modern life goes sometimes. Despite not making the challenge goal, I feel like this was a productive month of quilting. And now that the eye patch is off and my eye is on the mend, I’m ready to get going on the next block.