Liberated birds quilt

This weekend I finally had time to sew the twelve blocks together. (you can read the introductory post HERE) SO many seams in this one . . . (and here's the EUREKA post) Border time . . . First came a 1" finished strip of a black on white that did not appear elsewhere in the top; then a round of HSTs, and finally the outer round of that same black on white cut 2.5" so that there is a bit of wiggle room to square the top after quilting. The finished top measures 54" wide x 70" long. I…

This is Glen's liberated bird quiltmade using Lynne's liberated birds tutorial. Glen set her bird blocks by filling in with loads and loads of scrappy HSTs -I love it!! (you can read most of her posts

I have upcoming deadlines. But none of them are absolute. I haven't got a contract, I haven't promised anything to anyone, they are just things I 'should do', or perhaps 'could do' is more accurate. For example, Aotearoa Quilter's Great NZ Quilt Show is coming up in March next year (mark your calendars - it's on 8th to the 10th March, in Rotorua, which is a great place to visit.) The deadline for submitting a quilt is 14th February 2018. Ages away, right?! Well, not so, when I factor in…

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Before I show you the next thing I'm working on, I thought I'd answer some questions and comments I've received since I started the birds quilt. First, the scale. Here is my hand next to a typical bird block. These are not small. For my readers outside the US, the ruler above marks the size of the block in centimeters. Here you can see the size in inches. I'll make the bird bigger, if I want to accommodate a particular print. The birds aren't my creation. I don't know where they came from. I…

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Meet the flock, remember the Murder of Crows I sent off? Well look who flew home to roost. This first one was made by Mary Lou Weidman...

Wow, what an October, and we've already had Thanksgiving. Time flies when you are having fun. We had a crazy October created 10 new patterns which are all up on the website, www.abbeylanequilts.com. Here was our new postcard. This is one of our new patterns, FREE AS A BIRD. Don't you just love it, we do. Here are a few pictures from Market and even better, Festival, where we got to see so many old friends and make lots of new friends too. Hope you enjoy the little tour. Wide view of the…

The ladies of the Squanacook Colonial Quilt Guild had a great time on Saturday making birds. . . . . . . One s...