Holiday Chickadees

I am rummaging around in my English Paper Piecing drawers getting organized for teaching classes in the Spring and Summer. I came across the little blocks I made using the My Little Chickadee fabrics from 2 years ago. I had a blog post, which you may remember:

Christmas in July post from 2016

Chickadees a la Ring

You can see my steps for fussy cutting the birdies and adding the green triangles by clicking the links.

I decided to make several blocks, fussy cutting those little chickadees:

Twisted Hexagon block. Note that the Chickadee is pieced right along the neck!

I can tell you don't believe me. But when Benartex sent me the fabrics, the cutter in the warehouse had sliced through several little birdies this way. Take a look at this next pic up close! He is SO happy to have his head back!

Head and body put back together

Another Chickadee auditioning atop 6 paper pieced patches. I eventually stitched him there.

Don't you just love those berries?!

I grouped 3 hexagons with 3 red diamonds. I love this little block!

3 hexagons and 3 diamonds make a larger hexagon blocks

I made 5 more of these blocks with the leftover scraps. They are 2" hexagons and diamonds. I plan on making a larger ring of six blocks and adding a seventh in the center. I have to take my husband to physical therapy 3 times this week, so take along hand work is a MUST.

When I eventually get these put together I'll post the picture here. I love the handwork involved with EPP and I enjoy teaching these classes, too.

I think Christmas is right around the corner, but after a huge house move and then my husband's surgery, everything's a blur. But I do have some small Christmas quilts up (thank God for push pins!) and a few table runners. And I will have lots of food to feed my kids and grandkids, so that's as far as I get. (Lucky them: they get cash in a card under the tree!)

Maybe working on these little chickadees will get me in the holiday spirit. Hope you enjoyed seeing them.