A Cupcake Quilt Block should Look Chocolatey--Don't you think?

What a pleasant surprise to get home today and find that Anne and Dandelion and Daisy are new followers. Welcome. I hope I live up to your expectations!

I was away most of the weekend, so I did not do much sewing. Before I left early Saturday morning, I did make a couple of new cupcake star blocks.  I changed the four double-point blocks to something wider and added a dark chocolate color for the center point.  I like this better.

On the next star, I changed the center cupcake block. I used the dull polka-dot fabric for the smaller inside square and then made the large square in the same dark chocolate swirl fabric.

This one has my favorite cupcake. I love the cherry on top.

I do need three 12-inch cupcake stars for the table runner.  I tried the striped cupcake block (the one that Patti correctly identified as for the "younger at heart", which I took to mean more whimsical). 

I like the whimsy, but it just won't go with this runner, so I will have to make another cupcake center.  I think I will be able to use the skinner points as I want the center block to be different than the other two.  I plan to use a bit of the dark chocolate to tie the center block in with the two ends.

 I decided to finish the 5 four-inch sections needed to complete the center before I post this.  I am watching 'Cupcake Wars' on FoodTV as I sew. How appropriate is that? LOL.

Here is the new center:

 Now I will put in even more of the chocolate brown with the last four sections:

Much better!  I am  happy that I could salvage the double point blocks as they take a little more time to make.

So here are all the sections (not yet sewn together) as well as as the beginning of a  YUM banner:

I feel pretty good about getting this much done today!