I finished block 1 today. It didn't take me long to figure out that I really am no good at appliqueing anything as small as 1/4" so I did a little modification on the 2 little birds. I don't think it detracts from the overall block to much. The 1st picture is my finished block, the 2nd picture is from the pattern for one of the birds. As you can see the pieces are insanely small and I just couldn't get the tail turned enough that I thought it would hold up. So I changed birds and the 3rd picture is the one I used. Now I'm off to find fabric for Block 2.