It Was There

I am sure I am not the only quilter who discovers stuff in her stash that she didn't know was there.

I bought this swirly batik way back in 2007 or 2008 and didn't know I had any of it left. I found it as I was cleaning the scraps off my worktable. I put it up on the design wall so I wouldn't lose it again. At the time I thought it would make some great bird legs, but as I sat in my chair looking at the design wall the other night (because I think sometimes it's good to sit and just LOOK at the work you have done) I realized it would make a really terrific bird.

As I was wondering what other fabrics to use, I spotted the blue breast fabric sitting on top of a pile of fabrics I needed to put back on the shelf. I liked that they both had curves.  Once I made that decision, the beak fabric caught my eye (again, more curved shapes) and I knew I was set. That the blue (already made) legs were surrounded by more rounded shapes was just icing on the cake.


I will spend today counting down the hours until the Super Bowl, where I hope Millie's pals, The Guys Named Pat, will take home their sixth trophy. I am sure it will be a nail biter until the very end. And possibly even later than that.



If you want to start your own flock of unique free pieced birds, you can get my bird tutorial here, at my Etsy shop. It's an instant download so you can get started right away. Birds are customizable in so many ways. Short legs, long legs, small beaks, big beaks, long skinny pointy beads, fat bodies, skinny ones, small ones and big ones, everything you need to know is there for you.