Bird Quilts
Just as I’m focusing on birds and bird quilt patterns this week, brought about by National Bird Day this past Monday, I came across these books.  Perhaps you’ve made quilts or fabric art related to our feathered friends or maybe you’d like to.
Feathered Friends: 18 Paper-Pieced Blocks for Bird Lovers by Jette Norregaard Neilsen
Backyard Bird Quilts: 18 Paper-Pieced Projects by Jodie Davis
Applique Takes Wings: Exquisite Designs for Birds, Butterflies and More by Jane Townswick
Exotic Birds Critter Works Applique Quilting Pattern
Memories of a Lifetime: Birds and Butterflies: Artwork for Scrapbooks and Fabric-Transfer Crafts by Nancy Rosin
Do you have any favorite …read more

THURSDAY THIRTEEN
 I mentioned, in a previous post, National Bird Day – Inspiration for Quilters.   Then wondered what patterns had evolved with bird names over the years.  Here are some I found:

Bird of Paradise  (See design above)
Turkey Tracks
Dove of Peace
Duck Paddle
Goose Tracks
Hen and Chickens
Goose-in-the-Pond
Wild Goose Chase
Swallows-in-the-Window
Flying Geese
Flying Swallows
Fox and Geese
Duck and Ducklings

Have you made any of these?
(Rainbow Hawaiian Products image)

Today is National Bird Day!
It’s a time to appreciate your birds (if you have birds for pets) and those in the out-of-doors.  Perhaps you’ll even get inspiration for your quilt and fabric art designs.  I haven’t done a great deal with birds in my quilting.  But at one stage in my life, I did oil and watercolor paintings of birds for clients.
Some activities involving birds are mentioned below.  You may want to involve your children in them, or use them as quilting inspiration.

Do you have a bird feeder you keep well stocked in winter?
Do you read and learn about birds?
Can …read more