Hello and welcome to the Falling for You Blog Hop
hosted by Moosestash Quilting! On each day,
Sept 20 - 24, a new group of bloggers will be sharing
a fall project. Isn't that just perfect for right now?
A whole week of fall fun and inspiration!
For more inspiration, you can also check out
Kathleen McMusing's Tips and Tutorials #21
where I'm also linking up!
A quick note to Tuesday To-Do'ers
Stay tuned--my To-Do post is coming out later today.
I have so much news to share!
Not only is the cadet coming home but we're treating
Not only is the cadet coming home but we're treating
The West Point Choir to a bbq in our backyard!
If I get time, I'll also share about our recent vacay,
The Great Wisconsin Foodie Road Trip of '21!
But back to the hop!
If you missed Day One don't forget to go back!
And now, I'm joining these other bloggers for Day Two!
How about some fall music to go with today's post?
Click here: Peak Fall Foliage video/music
I'll wait.....
Got it? Okay, cool. Let's go!
Now hands down, I'm fall's biggest fan.
[That's code for: long post ahead!]
I'm a sucker for fabrics in autumn colors so the majority
of my quilts are fall-themed. My favorite outfits are always
the fall ones. (Btw, try shopping Etsy for fun fall tees!)
I'm not a big decorator overall but I make up for it every
August when suddenly my blah home becomes a RAH home!
As in, RAH RAH RAH! FALL IS ON THE WAY!
I have a huge vegetable garden but by September, it's
I have a huge vegetable garden but by September, it's
completely overrun with gourd and pumpkin plants.
One year, I grew 13 bushel baskets of gourds
and small pumpkins!!
As for the big pumpkins, 58 lbs is my record!
And, next to home, my favorite place for fall?
Highland Falls, NY--just outside the gate to West Point
New England, of course!
Clearly I'm nuts about all the usual fall loves--I can't
get enough of them. But there are so many other things
that evoke those great "fall feels": the sound of the leaves
as they become crisp and blow in the wind, the placement of
the trees' shadows changing as the sun changes its position
in the sky, the foggy haze in the cool mornings, the walnuts
and pecans dropping and....well, I could list so many loves
I have for fall but for today I have birds in mind.
The geese migrating overhead, a blue jay
squawking on a crisp, still fall morn and the huge
flock of black birds settling in all the trees and
creating an incredible raucous. And crows!
What's a Halloween scene without that creepy
What's a Halloween scene without that creepy
crow keeping his eye on you from above?
So for my fall project I wanted to recreate some
of those "fall birds" in teeny tiny quilts.
This quick little project is not just scrap-friendly,
it's pre-cut scrap friendly (jelly rolls and charms).
So dig through your scraps and/or pre-cut scraps and
let's get started! You'll be done in less time than it
took me to write up this post!
IMPORTANT!
All seams are a SCANT 1/4"!
All seams are a SCANT 1/4"!
You'll need scraps in three different fabrics:
a background and two coordinating fabrics
that will make up your little migrating bird.
Supplies
Background
(1) 1 1/2" square
(2) 2 1/2" squares
Bird fabric #1 (green in example)
(1) 1 1/2"
(1) 2 1/2"
Bird fabric #2 (black in example)
(2) 1 1/2"
(1) 2 1/2"
Borders
(4) 1" strips approx 6" long
Backing
(1) approx 5" square
Batting
(1) approx 5" square scrap
Binding
2" wide scrap strip
Using the 4-at-a-time HST method,
place the #1 bird fabric 2 1/2" square on a
background square (right sides together, "RST",
and stitch a SCANT 1/4" from all 4 edges.
Repeat with bird fabric #2.
Cut diagonally from corner to corner.
Repeat on opposite corners.
Do this with both sets of squares.
Press your HST's open and trim "ears".
For the lighter (#1) fabric, press to the background.
For the darker (#2) fabric, press to the dark.
NOTE: There will be two extra HST's of the dark
(#2) fabric. If you're making multiple blocks,
these can be used in another block. Or just
set aside for another use.
Arrange your pieces according to the
above picture and stitch, again using
a SCANT 1/4".
There is your bird!
That was so fast, you may want to make more!
Next, add your border.
This is a tiny block and we're not gonna make
this hard--just trim to fit as you go!
Et, voila!
Et voila, times two!
Grab your backing and batting and let's
sandwich those bird blocks up!
Baste, quilt as desired and bind.
Your teeny little migrating bird quilt can be
used as a coaster, a candle mat...
...or simply displayed as art.
I found this clipboard easel at Hobby Lobby, btw.
(What about a different bird for each month or holiday?)
Next, I'm planning on making 4 bird blocks
into a table runner for Thanksgiving.
I would love to see what you do with your migrating
birds! Drop me a line linking your post with your project
(please credit/link back to me) in the comments OR
tag me on your Instagram post @ Cheree4884.
Now, keep going! Hop on over to the other
blogs to see what they have to share!
Happy fall and happy quilting!
Comments
Of course with that being said, you know I love your project and that quilt...oh my goodness! I think I need some migrating birds in my life now.
And a trip to Hobby Lobby. That clipboard is way cool! I'm so glad you joined us for the hop!