Our next month in our 13 month long quilting project for On Wander Lane was for the month of May. After sewing the background fabric together (I didn't change any this month), I ironed down the pre-cut applique pieces that was sent to me in the packet. I used the block guideline to help place everything. There was some really small pieces in this one. The birds beaks and little hearts were tiny and the fabric was fraying even with the interfaced glue on the back. One of the hearts tore and I wasn't sure about trying to sew these little pieces down, so I decided to cover them with embroidery floss. In addition to the main block, we had 3 additional blocks to make. The bird block, the flower block and the house block. First, I cut all the separate little fabric pieces from the enclosed fabrics sent and there were a lot. It takes a while and I go slow and check everything off as I cut the pieces. Then I can follow the instructions to put everything together. The instructions hav