APRIl 1st, 2011 BOM Spring Birhouse pictures.
#271
Originally Posted by whitepine
OK, laughing is allowed here. You may not recognize it, but this is the birdhouse block. :-D First, I wanted to paper piece it. Then I decided to make it smaller, and then one thing led to another. Moral of the story....Stick To The Pattern!! I might add some birds in the sky, or maybe a tractor or horse in the field................
#272
Originally Posted by Corky
So clever! Its my fav!
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...
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Originally Posted by quilts4fun
I have had mine done for awhile but just getting the pictures posted. This was a fun block.
:D :D :D :D
#276
Originally Posted by BATIKQLTR
What a fun block! Thank you QBee! Mine is going to be the front panel of a summer tote, so the background is the same as the rest of the tote.
Just saw the picture with the flowers and I really want to try to add those also. Very nice idea!!
Just saw the picture with the flowers and I really want to try to add those also. Very nice idea!!
#277
Originally Posted by whitepine
OK, laughing is allowed here. You may not recognize it, but this is the birdhouse block. :-D First, I wanted to paper piece it. Then I decided to make it smaller, and then one thing led to another. Moral of the story....Stick To The Pattern!! I might add some birds in the sky, or maybe a tractor or horse in the field................
#279
I tried and tried to applique birds and could not get one that I liked so I machine embroidered the bird. It turned out ok.
Birdhouse block
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closeup of the inside birdies
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Originally Posted by mmonohon
I tried and tried to applique birds and could not get one that I liked so I machine embroidered the bird. It turned out ok.
:D :D :D :D
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