House of Blues, WW Day 5

So pleased with how this turned out, it may be my favorite block so far. 

But it was a journey to get here! So many tiny pieces, each with so many layers of fabrics and finishing instructions that say ’join D to E’ and nothing more. 

10 pieces of fabric in a 1.25 x 3” section is crazy

If I was to make this again - and I might, it’s pretty cute - I’d leave out the arch over the door. All those seams and color changes make it really hard to sew and to line things up properly. I finally gave up when the paper started disintegrating around the tape that was supposed to hold it together. I’m not thrilled with how the arch looks but I’m not going to remake all those little pieces either. 

Got out the skinny thread (60 weight) so the tiniest pieces would fit together better

But I was determined that the peppermint would be round. Victory! Took 4? 5? tries - the seam ripper got quite a workout tonight - but we got there. Really hoping we get an easier design tomorrow. Five blocks done, only four to go!