Civil War Quilt--Block 8

2023 update: I no longer have this pattern. It is still commercially available from the designer. Please do not ask me for the pattern; please go honor the creator and purchase a legal copy.

This block is called Crown of Thorns. It was hard to finish. I don't care for the colors, especially the stripe. It makes me think of bugs. The fabrics shrunk oddly as I was pressing, both before and after piecing. The blocks are lumpy and not perfect and I am okay with that!