![quilting lines](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/39b-Balls-in-the-Air.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1)
This one was tricky to piece with all the little tiny slices! I accidentally skipped a step at one point and had to pick out a seam and re-do it. But it came out all right in the end. I went with very simple quilting that pressed down the dark green spears to make them recede a little, then echoed outside the circle to emphasize the illusion of roundness. I also quilted around the edges of the dark green pieces in the outer part of the circle.
![quilted block](https://i0.wp.com/quiltsmith.world/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/39a-Balls-in-the-Air.jpg?resize=300%2C199&ssl=1)
Balls in the Air is block 39 of The Splendid Sampler and was designed by Aylin Ozturk.