One of the projects I brought to my recent retreat were blocks from Tara's Sunny pattern. I gathered together a stack of blue FQs with the intent of auditioning this pattern as a potential for a bed sized quilt.
I choose to print the fan blocks on FPP paper instead of using freezer paper just for the ease of sewing in a small space at retreat. After a few mishaps, I found that sewing the fan blocks was quite fun.
Adding that small quarter circle is another story. The curves in the block don't map to have of my drunkards path templates so I need to use paper templates which may be contributing to some slight cutting issues. I've had to resew each of these several times - glue basting helped tremendously but there are still issues to deal with. For my next batch, I will cut that quarter circle slightly larger and then trim.
This project will take a back burner for while as I've two others I want to finish first!
I tried sewing through foundation paper first, but didn't care for it. Then I switched to freezer paper, and finally settled on using regular printer paper with a bit of glue. I know exactly what you mean about adding that little convex curve, and in some cases, I had a problem with the large concave curve. Though I tried cutting pieces larger, that didn't work. Some of my blocks ended up not exactly the correct size (slightly smaller), but not off by more than a quarter inch. I anticipate blending-in those blocks when piecing the quilt top. The block sure is cute! And I really like your colors.
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