Wanta Fanta Blocks Actually Finished
Sherry from Powered By Quilting is the May Queen of the 2019 IG HoneyBees group that we joined this year. Sherry chose the Wanta Fanta block for us worker bees to make for her. Her block combines two sets of a paper-pieced four-section smaller block and two pieced snowball-cornered blocks.
Sherry’s Wanta Fanta
Wanta Fanta Background
Requirements were to use a Kona white base along with bright colors. Nice and easy stipulations to meet as bright colors we have plenty. The hardest part will be to narrow down the choices. We chose this Kaffe print for one portion of the four-part block we’re calling A. These four blocks went together quickly and without issue!
Wanta Fanta Stylin’
Previously I told you about how I was dragging my feet on making these blocks. Worry about matching up those little white triangle points was preying on my mind. The deadline to get these blocks in the mail is quickly approaching, and I had to get down to bidness.
Stitching carefully on the lines was done and pressing without steam also happened rather quickly. I noticed that in spite of everything being pinned and clipped to death, some slippage occurred as seen in the left photo. Grrr. It was time to match up the four little sections that comprise block B. Just three easy-peasy seams for this piece.
Of course, things could possibly go wrong . . . or not! Mistake caught before it was made for a change! Woot-woot!
Wanta Fanta Dragging
Removing the paper on block B was accomplished one exciting Saturday evening. It took about two hours for all four sections to be complete. Then it was time to try putting a block A and block B together. As seen on the left photo, the nervewracking points matched up fairly well. Then I was time to try out a potential layout but we went a different way. Still more seams were needed before I can reveal a full Wanta Fanta block.
This next photo shows how nicely this deep purple fabric goes with another Kaffe print that we chose for the other A blocks. Isn’t that pretty?!
Over Wanta Fanta
Good thing a long weekend happened before the end of May or these blocks may have been late getting to Sherry. The extra time allowed for completion although it didn’t happen until Monday morning!
They are not perfect, and I am sorry about that Sherry. They are close and would be good enough for me, but not to share with someone else. I am SO very happy with our fabric choices, and now you can see that we switched around the two pink dotted fabrics. Here’s a final shot of both blocks.
Wanta Fanta blocks for Sherry
I am not sorry to have these complete. Perhaps there will be a month off from paper piecing! I may need to bow out of the Bee Hive at the completion of this year as the perfection stress is going to kill me.
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well done with these blocks. I must admit I found them very difficult. Partly getting the print out printed to the correct dimension and also, just all those seams.
Yep, perfection stress would kill me. It’s why I’m not in any of the bees. LOL Your blocks look great, and they would be fine for me, too.
These look great to me but I do know the desire to send perfect blocks to others.
Hello Roseanne, Your fabric choices are fantastic and do work beautifully together! I enjoy paper piecing until it comes to removing the paper and I think that is why I avoid it as much as possible. I am sure you are being to hard on yourself concerning the blocks being perfect. The receiver of these blocks will be very thrilled with your blocks! Thank you for sharing these special blocks with us! You always inspire me in so many ways!!! Have a fantastic day!
Oh that purple is lovely, dark and deep. Your points look perfect to me. I am sure the queen bee will be thrilled.
Hey Roseann. You are adding skill sets to your repertoire. I understand the stress part. Mostly I say if I’m not having fun doing it, do I want to continue. I like Kathleen’s comment. Instead of Elmers, I use a glue stick. Things are still not perfect bug closer! Give yourself a pat on the back. Those blocks look great.
We are usually harder on ourselves than someone else would be. I think you did a fine job!
I think they look fab! Do you use Carol Doak’s paper? I love it and it is nicer to work with the fabric. You know Elmer’s washable glue is safe, so it could help with some of the slippage – a little when you are pressing and then you can “release it” when you remove the paper…just a thought. My other thought is that the freezer paper technique works as its own elmer’s glue. The trick with it is you sew next to the seam so it means your “folds” must be accurate….if you get my drift. I feel a tutorial coming. Sorry for your stress but with so many projects, it does happen. I love my ambassador work but it is work. But, one more down and maybe a good plan to skip the bees nextyear.
I bet by the end of the year with the bees, your stress level will have settled down a bit. Sometimes we think it all needs to be point perfect, when it really doesn’t. We are our own worst critics. Your blocks look great! Sit back, take a sip of coffee/tea, and pat yourself on the back for a great finish!
These turned out lovely. I hear you about Bee perfection stress. I am not in any bees this year. I haven’t missed it a bit. But I do love
paper piecing. For me that’s not stressful.
Roseanne, you are really getting a lot done these days. Good for you! Is it the spring air?