Welcome to the Tree Bird Blog Hop!
Imagine my excitement when I came
across this blog hop months ago!
We live in an area where nature is up close,
and birds are a big part of our lives.
Wild turkeys visit in flocks.
We feed seed and suet throughout the cold weather,
and the birds are our constant entertainment.
We often attract more than just tree birds!
This little nest with birds made from radishes has
been in our home since the children were little.
It was said to be a sign of good luck, and I have
been known to buy the same for friends moving
into a new home of their own.
My daughter's hand raised flock is down to
four, but we've had their sweet
chirping for 8 years.
The project of this hop was open-ended, and
we could use any bird fabric we chose.
I had a small stash of Charlie Harper's
birds, and had already made my
in-law's a dog bed out of it for Christmas.
My mother-in-law loves both the
artist and birds, and I fell in
love with it, too!
love with it, too!
I racked my brain for a month to come up with
something that would be unique, and
also be a good way to show the fabric.
I tried to do a pixelated scene of an
Ohio winter as I saw it from my window.
The squares were too large, and it
really didn't work well.
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I had recently done a quilt with half-square triangles,
and started to play with that idea. I even took
it along on vacation!
In the end, it all came together.
The ground feeders remind me of
our own window scene.
our own window scene.
I had to add the squirrels in, too.
We are in a constant battle to keep the
squirrels out of the feeders. We
have a Yankee Spinner these days!
This is Ohio, and we might have rain, snow, and sun
within minutes of each other. In it went.
The free-motion quilting was very experimental
for me, and I used a variety of threads
from Aurifil to King Tut.
So many friends were solicited for advice on
this little project, and I'm so grateful. And
many, many thanks to my dear Bee Mate
who spent her afternoon sewing my
binding on so beautifully, and
chatting away with us.
Here's a list of todays blogs to visit to
see more tree bird quilts.
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this group, and honored to present
among them.
Thank you to both Lana and
Mdm Samm for hosting the
Tree Bird Hop.
Until tomorrow..
Come on, Doxie Girls.
Let's go sew.
Linking this post with~
Hug-a-Bit Quilts
Cooking Up Quilts
KISMIF
Making Monday
Sew Darn Crafty
Show and Tell Tuesday
Come on, Doxie Girls.
Let's go sew.
Linking this post with~
Hug-a-Bit Quilts
Cooking Up Quilts
KISMIF
Making Monday
Sew Darn Crafty
Show and Tell Tuesday
