Shirley Ratliff took my Birds in Toyland class online and she recently sent me this photo of her finished quilt. She changed the setting blocks and outer border to suit her style and she machine quilted it herself, using a variety of patterns. Don’t you love it?!

Shirley says:

This quilt always makes me smile. You encouraged us in the class to make it ours and that was fun! Fabrics were all from my stash. And I had a blast collecting sweet nothings for all the embellishments. 

I was new to needle turn applique when I started, and now it’s a favorite technique.  My absolute favorite part is doing the quilting. It was exciting to come up with designs for each block. Free motion and ruler work was done on my longarm.  

Thanks for such a wonderful class!

Shirley 

Thank you, Shirley, for sharing your quilt with us. You did an excellent job and I hope you enjoy this quilt for years to come!

If you are interested, click here to find the Birds in Toyland book.