One block, two colors

There are two blocks for the quilt-a-long again this week. I've only done one so far (called Ninth Inning), but I did it twice. I didn't like how the colors turned out when I made it the first time. And I'm also looking for things to distract me from the pile of grading I have to do. Following the pattern, it didn't use the white fabric at all, and with the colors I chose, the light blue and the grey blended together too much and it looked too dull (the one on the left in the photo). I really like using the white with the grey and blues, so I wanted to try it again with the white added in. I also changed up the order of the dark blue and grey fabrics because I like how the white contrasts with the dark blue. My second one is on the right in the photo. I think it stands out a little more than the first one does. It's really interesting how changing the order of the colors makes it look so different. But I haven't decided which one I'll end up using.