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.

Balls in the Air is block 39 of The Splendid Sampler and was designed by Aylin Ozturk.