Because I've done pretty well the past few months wrapping up several UFOs, I'm treating myself to a brand new long-term project !
I've had "appliqued bird quilt" on my bucket list for a very long time. My original inspiration was Birds of a Feather, a Blackbird Designs book that was published in 2006. Blackbird Designs came out with another lovely bird quilt in their 2012 book, In the Meadow. I've had both of these books since they were published, so I've been brewing on this for quite a while.
I used to do more hand applique -- like ten years ago or more -- although for various re
asons I got away from it. But it seems that now is the right moment for me to explore this idea. I'll be doing my own interpretation rather than reproducing either of the Blackbird patterns … but leaning heavily on them both for inspiration and shapes. I got my first few blocks prepped, and am looking forward to spending winter evenings stitching and embellishing.
Because I expect this to be an ongoing project,
I'm going to start linking to
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