APRIl 1st, 2011 BOM Spring Birhouse pictures.
04-19-2011, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rwquilts
Please, please don't shoot me for changing this month's house a bit...while I loved the idea of birdhouses, I still needed to keep it similar to my other blocks as DH thinks he needs this as a quilt for him when done! LOL! So it took a LOT of thinking of how I could stay true to the birdhouse theme and still make the block fit for my quilt...this is what I came up with...
04-19-2011, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by hooked
Here is my Spring Birdhouse. I tried to change the top but it didn't turn out very good. Plan on making a different block. I love the way the BOM pushes me to try different methods of making blocks. This is my first attempt at applique. I was really putting off doing the applique and it was alot easier than I thought it would be.
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04-19-2011, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by rwquilts
Please, please don't shoot me for changing this month's house a bit...while I loved the idea of birdhouses, I still needed to keep it similar to my other blocks as DH thinks he needs this as a quilt for him when done! LOL! So it took a LOT of thinking of how I could stay true to the birdhouse theme and still make the block fit for my quilt...this is what I came up with...
:D :D :D :D
04-19-2011, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by rwquilts
Please, please don't shoot me for changing this month's house a bit...while I loved the idea of birdhouses, I still needed to keep it similar to my other blocks as DH thinks he needs this as a quilt for him when done! LOL! So it took a LOT of thinking of how I could stay true to the birdhouse theme and still make the block fit for my quilt...this is what I came up with...
04-20-2011, 12:12 AM
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Bout time I got my birdhouse finished, it's been half done for awhile but just couldn't get the motivation to do the applique!
I have a love hate relationship with applique - love it when someone else does it, hate it when I do it .....
Anyhow here it is, I did change the roof as well!
I have a love hate relationship with applique - love it when someone else does it, hate it when I do it .....
Anyhow here it is, I did change the roof as well!
04-20-2011, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by rwquilts
Please, please don't shoot me for changing this month's house a bit...while I loved the idea of birdhouses, I still needed to keep it similar to my other blocks as DH thinks he needs this as a quilt for him when done! LOL! So it took a LOT of thinking of how I could stay true to the birdhouse theme and still make the block fit for my quilt...this is what I came up with...
04-20-2011, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Crlyn
Bout time I got my birdhouse finished, it's been half done for awhile but just couldn't get the motivation to do the applique!
I have a love hate relationship with applique - love it when someone else does it, hate it when I do it .....
Anyhow here it is, I did change the roof as well!
I have a love hate relationship with applique - love it when someone else does it, hate it when I do it .....
Anyhow here it is, I did change the roof as well!
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