Kaleidoscope mini quilt

 I am taking part in the first Brit Quilt Swap. In fact I am a Swap Mama!
We are a small group of UK based quilters swapping doll-size quilts. There are about 40 of us in this first round (I am sure there will be future rounds and more swappers next time!). So far I have been amazed by the standard of work and the amount of talent in our little group - Go Brit Quilters!!

I have decided to make this scrappy, mini kaleidoscope quilt. I was really inspired by this beautiful quilt by Clothwork. I love all the hidden circles you can see. Somehow, I haven't been able to get as many circles to 'pop out' of my quilt top. I'm not sure whether that's because it's smaller or just that I didn't pick fabric with quite the right tones. It is a lovely pattern though, so I may experiment on a bigger quilt in the future.

Here is the big pile of fabric I pulled out of my stash. Though I have described the quilt as 'scrappy' there were no actual 'scraps' involved! That is just my way of explaining the fact that the quilt is made from lot's of tiny pieces.

Here is the first one I made, with a bobbin so you can see the scale. The block was meant to be 4" but they have all come out a bit small and the finished top is 19" overall.
I think it is a bit busy for a border so I might just bind it. Any ideas for borders/binding?
Also, my partner likes buttons, what do you think of adding some little buttons to the block intersections? It would certainly help hide my imperfect piecing! But is it busy enough already?

Why not head over to the Brit Quilt Swap group on Flickr and take a look at our collective creative output?!