Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
Wow, pretty birds. They must have taken a long time to make, they're delightful!!
Yes they took a while. First I studied lots of pictures and then made a line drawing of the body as good as I could get it, then cut it apart and made the pattern.
Making the fist one always takes longer and after the tweaking etc then it goes better.....not including the beading which is really enjoyable and I don't mind the time at all.
I can take the same pattern and do any bird really. I just change the tail style and maybe the beak. For instance I am doing a purple Martin next and his tail is like a Swallows tail and so on.
I have already drafted a Blue Jay. His tail is scalloped when you look at his picture.
I posted the Cardinal some days ago, I forgot now which thread lol....I think with the last two of PM and BJ that I will reach the end of my bird frenzy lol.
I found the link for the cardinal..
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-104411-1.htm