ROW L

 I finished all of my row L blocks in a week.  All of them, with the exception of L-13 were machine paper pieced and applied to 4.5" paper to finish with EPP.

L-13 was appliqued and EPP

Of all the blocks in this row that look difficult, L-10 was the worst.  It too 3 tries to finally get is remotely acceptable. 

The first attempt was machine paper pieced using Susan Gatewood's pattern.  I like to do Y seams, but they were very hard to get right, to set the diamonds in on the sides of the center block.  So for some reason, I thought I would try appliqueing the diamonds instead

Nope.  That attempt looked very clunky to me.  

So I got out the EPP version that I got with my kit.  The block was modified, and looked nothing like the original. Other than my first EPP blocks, in earlier rows,  I've been trying to do as close to original as a can, so this one was a total last resort.  

Finally, I went back into EQ and re-drafted the block.  In the original, the solid blue at the top and bottom of the block are made up of 3 diamonds of the same color.  At this point, I really don't care.  So this is how I did it.  I made the 2 diamond units, which gave me a y seam at each corner, four.  Much easier to do.  Then as much as I dislike raw edge applique, that is exactly what I did to apply the six little triangles.  

Well, that's it.  I can't  believe that I am 13 blocks away from finishing the center.  Of course, I still have to sew them all together by hand and set them into the rows..  the end is in sight..