This is without a doubt the prettiest and most lifelike quilted cardinal that I have seen. We have them at our feeder each day about the time that we also eat. The feeder is about 7 feet from our table and we even joke about them hearing me call DH for a meal and magically, they appear. Cardinals have always been my favorite bird and it is so rare that you find one in a picture or on fabric without snow and snow seems so out of place here in Florida. Thank you for showing this wonderful bird in its quilted glory! I guess that I will have to appliqué one as I hate to paper piece. Again thanks for showing that making such a beauty can be done.