The Daily Bird Quilt Flew The Coop

Now that I have awoken from my own fog, you need to check out the post from a few days ago on Julie's blog.

Me and My Quilts 

Click on the link to see the whole story on Julie's blog.  She does a whole photo shoot with the little tweeters.  They are famous, darling!

She is doing a class on Lynne's Liberated Birds in St Louis, MO on July 14 (and may have a few spots left if you are going to be in town).  She asked if my birds could fly up there and play with the people taking her class.

But of course!

The Daily Bird

You know, I have read many people talking about the bird classes Lynne teaches.  They talk about how addicting it is, this making birds. 

I thought HA! Not me!

Well, guess what?  I think I am addicted.

Here are two more birds from Sunday night. 


Boss Bird.

Look at him!  He is definitely the boss of everything!

His beak is thick and his legs have knees!

He is the one who sits in the highest branches and keeps his keen eye peeled for the ripest fruits. That is why he is slightly portly.

Now talk about portly........here is Mr. Bluebird.  He is so portly that his chest was too short and I had to add extra strips to make it fit. 

See his belly drags the ground?   I guess I need to learn to make a better slice there!

Of course, right after I agonized over all that, I found this......











So here is everyone all huddled together.  Boss Bird is overseeing the whole shebang!  Maybe I will test my skills and make a right facing bird!

They are  all wondering if I can keep up the daily bird........

Lynne Will Find This Funny

A couple weeks back I decided birds were in my future.  I always knew I would end up with birds, I just kept putting it off. 

I downloaded my friend Lynne Tyler's Liberated Bird Tutorial (Which can be found here) Lynne blogs at The Patchery Menagerie (which can be found here).  She is also a member of the Secret Society of Barn Builders with me. 

So.....I downloaded and saved the tutorial for the birds.  When I went to look for it, I had no idea where I put it.   (Really, Lynne?  That is not the funny part.)

After several 10 minute segments and a few curse words, I found it.  But it wouldn't open with my word processor.  I got gibberish.  (No, Lynne.  That is not the funny part either.)  I finally got it to open in a PDF.

Do a test block, my inner voice kept saying.  Luckily I listened to it.  Normally I would not have.

Test block.  Pretty easy, however, I did have to re-read several things.  Well, I READ it after I glossed over the words and just looked at the pictures.  So read it.....just don't glance at the photos of the birds.

 All of a sudden I was finished. 

Poor bird.......now, Lynne, THAT is funny!

I ended up with an off balance, peg-legged pirate bird.

But his beak looks fabulous!


Do take a look at Lynne's latest bird quilt....Amazing. 

Her legs look way better than my peg leg guy.