Bird quilt blocks

This bright bird block pattern is one of nine quilt blocks that make up a charming mini quilt called “Birds on a Fence”. The pattern (for the entire quilt) appeared in McCall’s Qu…

ellyn's place: Birds!

Before I show you the next thing I'm working on, I thought I'd answer some questions and comments I've received since I started the birds quilt. First, the scale. Here is my hand next to a typical bird block. These are not small. For my readers outside the US, the ruler above marks the size of the block in centimeters. Here you can see the size in inches. I'll make the bird bigger, if I want to accommodate a particular print. The birds aren't my creation. I don't know where they came from. I…

Give it Any Personality with Color and Fabric Choices! Plump little birds flock together in this darling quilt. It’s a fun project that can look modern or vintage depending on your chosen fabrics. The design shines in bright colors and is just as wonderful in softer hues. It’s great in any fabric style and color …

Give it Any Personality with Color and Fabric Choices! Plump little birds flock together in this darling quilt. It’s a fun project that can look modern or vintage depending on your chosen fabrics. The design shines in bright colors and is just as wonderful in softer hues. It’s great in any fabric style and color …

The photo above © TildaI found the free pattern for this bird quilt block on Pinterest. In the Happy Campers quilts, the Bird block is used in two different colorways. Sometimes the block is reversed

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I've decided to break up the student birds into two quilts. This way the quilts will be able to fit to hang in smaller spaces for display, and it when I teach a class, there will be two quilts in the room instead of just one. Putting disparate blocks together is tricky. It's adding fabrics to one side or another, trimming the blocks so the edges are straight and square, inserting the occasional set-in square and basically winging it. Here is the top third of the quilt in process. Here I have…

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Piecing together parts of my life in words, photos and quilts

Bird quilt blocks are a joy to make and they work well for so many sewing projects. This quilt block

Birds are just lovely creatures that I adore so much. Most of the time, when I'm drinking coffee early in

With so many babies being born in the next several months, I've been on the lookout for baby quilts to make. We have boys and girls coming in the extended family, so I need quilts for both genders. While on a quilt shop website, I found this pattern and knew I had to order it! This quilt is so not my style of quilting, but I love it! AND it was a blast to make. The pattern is called "Bird on a Wire" by Barbara Persing. I didn't want the quilt to be stiff with so many applique pieces, so I…

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I'm busy designing new patterns but I try and make a little bird block every day for my Autumn Feathers quilt. I've been asked if this block is paper pieced and it's not if you haven't made one yet you'll love how they come together. #thepatternbasket #feathersquiltpattern #showmethemoda