I finished the March Robin block for
my CQJP2014 project this week:
Robins are very common here. We already have robins' nests this year in the spruce tree, in the purple-leaf plum, and up under the front porch rafters.
Three blocks together begin to give an idea of the "look" of my Pretty Bird crazy quilt:
Rather than a very formal Victorian crazy quilt, I'm aiming for something that looks like it might have been created at a long-ago summer camp -- a souvenir that came home after a summer spent bird watching and hiking here in the mountains.
Hours of hand stitching time have already gone into
this project:
See other Slow Stitching Sunday inspirations HERE
Kathy has some especially thoughtful observations about commitment in her Slow Stitching post today.
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