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Steve’s Birds – Show and Tell…

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Linda Souza sent me her version of Steve’s Birds and I am sure you will love it as much as I do!

Linda wrote:

I just loved working on this. The birds are wool applique on cotton. I added the names because everyone who would see what I was working on asked the bird names.😎 As you can see the red robins at the lower left, not a part of the pattern were added only because we see lots of robins in the San Francisco bay area.

Thank you for this great project.

Thank you, Linda, for sharing your quilt with all of us! I love your robins… you did a great job designing that block! I grew up with robins but we don’t see them much around here—at least not around our house—and I miss them. I also like the names you added! Well done, you!

If any of you are interested in the bird patterns, click here. Happy stitcing!

Steve’s Birds – Show and tell…

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I met Gini Frederick in Sun City Festival when I visited Linda a month or so ago. She shared her unfinished Steve’s Birds blocks and has since put the top together. I like the setting, which is different from mine, and the addition of the flying geese blocks. Well done, Gini!

Gini wrote:

I loved making this quilt. It was so much fun and so rewarding. I did not do needle turn, but instead fusible applique. You might recall one of my quilting buddies, Jami Smith, already shared her quilt with you. We both had fun sharing and comparing our blocks.

Thanks again for sharing Steve’s birds!

Thank you, Gini, for sharing your quilt with us and I’m glad that you enjoyed making it! May you have many more happy stitches :-).

FYI: you can find the Steve’s Birds patterns here.

Show and Tell… the Eiffel Tower!

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Karen Gray sent me this photo of the quilt she made last year in my Independent Study class at Empty Spools. She took my online Photo to Fabric class, got her pattern ready, and used our time at Empty Spools to choose fabric and begin hand sewing the pieces together.

Karen, you did a great job of focusing on the structure of the tower and of creating a design with depth. Well done and thank you for sharing!

Show and tell: My Whimsical Quilt Garden

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Pamela Rubinos just completed this quilt using our pattern for My Whimsical Quilt Garden. She wrote:

I had a wonderful time making it. I used a lot of my Tilda scraps along with others. I love your patterns and work. They’re all great. I’m looking forward to the Bloom BOM.

Pamela designed her own special border and it suits the quilt well. The colors are lovely, and the quilting sets it all off perfectly. Well done, Pamela! Thank you for sharing with us!

If you are interested in the ebook, click here.

Show and tell: Steve’s Birds

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Jami Smith sent this photo of her Steve’s Birds quilt top and I love it! Jami’s fabric choices manage to set each bird apart into its own space, while still working together as a whole. Well done, Jami, and thank you for sharing!

She wrote:

I so enjoyed making all these birds, thank you.  While my hands don’t allow me to do needle turned I’m still able to do fusible. So looking forward to starting 2025 block of the month. Happy New Year!

Jami Smith

Click here to fin the Steve’s Birds patterns.

Show and Tell… Birds in Toyland!

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Carol Meier sent this photo of her completed version of my “Birds in Toyland” pattern. I love it! She said:

Thank you for a fun pattern! It was fun to make, & looks great on our living room wall.

One of the most fun things for me is seeing how others color their quilts and arrange the blocks. Carol used nice, brights lights in her border and those colors make a nice outer edge to the quilt.

Thank you, Carol, for sharing your wonderful Christmas quilt with us!

Click here if you would like to make your own Birds in Toyland quilt. If you are interested in the online class, click here.