Good day, and welcome to my blog. I am back after an extended trip to Europe which was wonderful.
I was able to get back in my sewing room after getting over jet lag and I have a finish to report. It is Pie Birds, a pattern by Kim Diehl.
I was looking at a pattern book that I got out of the library. I tried a sample block of her Pie Birds block from her Simple Charm book. It was not simple.
Start of project - one sample block is HERE.
Continuing, to 9 blocks, is blogged about HERE.
Still not big enough: going to 30 blocks for a 5 by 6 setting, is blogged about HERE.
Now: A beige background and cotton batting, quilted by a local long arm quilter that I use. I bound it in the same black fabric as the outer border this morning.
And a close-up:
I used 1800's reproduction fabrics in browns but also bright colors. The 'flying goose' unit is actually two half square triangles sewn onto the 'logs' of fabric, increasing the piece count per block and the difficulty.
Next up: 16 patch blocks in blue, aqua, and green scraps and strips.
Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.
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Viridian
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