The "Blackbirds in My Winter Garden" quilt
 

Here are some pics of one of my quilts that I finished in 2012 after I fell off the radar here back in 2011. I had actually posted a couple of pics of some of the blocks in progress back then so it may look familiar to some of you. The main portion of this quilt (the 9 center blocks) is based on the pattern called "Winter Garden" by Blackbird Designs from their "When The Cold Wind Blows" book.

I wanted my version to be larger so I added the border which is based on the "Autumn Thistle" pattern from the same book. But I took some liberties with that pattern and added berries and blackbirds to the border, thus their "Winter Garden" became my "Blackbirds In My Winter Garden". :) I like the blackbirds, the black of them adds a nice pop of color to an otherwise neutral quilt. I made some of them in flight, some turned to look at other birds behind them, to give it some interest. I also added the "2012" to the bottom to personalize it and make it more my own. I then quilted it on my Gammill longarm. It's king size at 102" square. This quilt won 2nd place in my county guild's quilt show in 2014.

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Nice to see the finished quilt, I remember seeing the blocks in progress (I think). I seem to remember reading something about fusing in a hotel room?

Wow! This is a beautiful quilt. The quilting is very interesting. Congrats on your award!

You have a really good memory! Yes, this is one of the ones that accompanied me on a business trip to India back in 2011 when I was working on it.

Very nicely done.

love the blackbirds in the boarder the best

Beautiful quilt and quilting.

Beautiful quilt.

Beautiful quilt!

Wonderful quilt, just beautiful.