Curves and Birds
I came upon this quilt photo the other day. I made the quilt some 23 years ago using an adapted pattern from another designer (Elizabeth Carlson). The quilt is long gone and I'm tempted to remake it. I actually still have the freezer paper templates! Curves and Birds: 15" x 15" The reason I was thinking about it is that I'm making new samples for my Tight Knit Circles workshop. The curves are similar to my freeform ones in the pattern. Don't you just love the addition of those two birds in that green border? Ingenious, right? I made a quilt that captures bird prints inside some curved photo corners. This pattern is almost 20 years old (2004); the quilt is a remake using some Benartex fabrics. First, what I call the " photo corners ." They look like what we have in our framed photos! Interfaced raw edge appliqué photo corners This is how I captured the bird print using a freezer paper template: Catching the bird inside the frame Here is the mini quilt fr...