I’ve set quite a task with the BONUS blocks! Would you believe there will be 92! Don’t worry, they won’t all be tricky and hand-pieced. BONUS 5 Bird of Paradise Download BONUS 5 Bird of Paradise as a PDF. Print this one. BONUS 6 Chimney Swallows Download BONUS 6 Chimney Swallows as a PDF. Print …
h1 align=”center”>BONUS 4 Fox and Geese Download BONUS 4 Fox and Geese as a PDF. Print this one. Notes These notes aren’t part of the pattern, and won’t be included in the final PDF of your pattern. They are for ‘educational use only’, as I just love researching and sharing information about the blocks. Wild …
How to Check your Seam Allowance In Week 3, a few people had frustration with the sizing of their Bird’s Nest block. Let’s make sure we can piece accurately (without having to resort to foundation piecing) before we get to some tricker blocks. All the blocks use the standard quilter’s scant ¼” seam. This means …
Surprise! Time to give you the first bonus block! BONUS 1 Nest and Fledgeling Download BONUS Nest and Fledgeling as a PDF. Print this one. Notes These notes aren’t part of the pattern, and won’t be included in the final PDF of your pattern. They are for ‘educational use only’, as I just love researching …
Bird’s Nest This Week’s Block Download Week 3 Birds Nest as a PDF. Print this one. Take care to ONLY finger press the sections centre cross of the block as you make it. It becomes stretchy as the main line is on the bias, and if you iron too vigorously, you are likely to set …
I think this week will be a walk in the park after last week! Geese Flying North Border This Week’s Block Download Week 2 CIRCLE BORDER Geese Flying North as a PDF. Print this one, as it contains the foundations. Notes These instructions apply to all the circular Flying Geese Borders. It shows how to …
Welcome to Aves! Its’ so exciting to finally get started. I know you are itching to make some of the large feature blocks, so I have started with the central circle! This one is all about foundation piecing. I am aware we have many experience quilters in this group, but if you are new to …
Included for FREE in the pattern, are another 92 blocks! There are just so many bird-related blocks out there, and even with these extra ones, I haven’t exhausted them. Below are some suggestions for using the blocks. Previous quilters have used them, or not used them, in all the ways described. It’s entirely up to …
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I’ll have you addicted to hand piecing by the end of this quilt! Here are some more blocks analogous to Swallow’s Nest. Enjoy! BONUS 2 Turkey Tracks This Week’s First Bonus Block Download BONUS 2 Turkey Tracks as a PDF. Print this one, as it has printable templates. BONUS 3 Flying Swallows This Week’s Second …
