Here are five of my final eight 4-Patch Wonder “faux-kaleido” blocks, bringing me up to the 32 blocks needed for my current Work-in-Progress:

The other three blocks got mixed into the ones I had already made and I didn’t want to take the time to identify them. You’ll see them soon enough in the final layout.

All 32 blocks now have the first set of sashing strips around them:

I have to determine the final layout of the blocks before adding the second set of sashing strips because 12 of the blocks are sashed with one fabric and the remaining 20 with another. If you look at Framboise, the pink version I made in 2012 . . .

. . . you can spot the 12 blocks sashed in that bright pink fabric and see how they are surrounded by the other blocks sashed in pale green. Essentially the odd rows have four blocks sashed in one color and the even rows have three blocks sashed in the other.

Now comes the enjoyable (but somewhat nerve-racking) task of arranging the blocks on my design wall. You can see that some of the blocks have very little light background color and others have a lot so I’ll be looking for that perfect balance as I arrange them.

This is really where my obsessive-compulsive nature kicks in. Not only do the blocks in each horizontal row have to look balanced, I also have to be pleased with the way the blocks look in the diagonal rows. Am I up for the challenge? You bet!