It must be the arrival of Spring that has influenced my choices ... these blocks on my design wall makes me smile whenever I walk into the room.
I've finished a few more hand-pieced blocks from Bonnie's Sunflower QAL (from 2010) in the past couple weeks. I was excited about making progress on this 3-years old project but ran into an oops over the weekend when I pulled out the rest of the block patterns which Bonnie had kindly mailed to me in Texas and found I'm missing one. Ruh roh. I'm telling myself that it's an opportunity to try to design a block and create templates for the 12th pattern.
I like the way the birds look at the top of the wall, a little like birds on a white. These are my April blocks for the Block Lotto.
They are a 6 by 9 inch (finished size) basic bird block, made in bright colors with black (or black and white) beaks and legs on a soft blue background. Makers can decide if they want to make left- or right-facing birds and can make some choices about how tall and how to position the legs ... after I made them, I realized that several of mine look like they're striking a pose a la Angelina Jolie at the Oscars.
You can download a print-friendly copy of the pattern here:
Bird Block Pattern
If you would like to join us for the Block Lotto and make bird blocks to enter for a chance to win more, you's find the April guidelines here:
April is for the Birds
(I will also add it to my Freebies page for future reference.)
And more information about the Block Lotto and how it works, here:
The butterfly blocks are rejects from Cock-a-Doodle Tea Towel are still on the wall because I have a plan for them ... I just need to find the time and inclination.
Today, I'm joining the list at Lynn's BOMs Away Monday and Judy's Design Wall Monday.
14 comments:
Those birds made me chuckle. Love them and the colors!
Those birds are adorable and your idea of putting them on top of the "wall" is perfect.
Some lovely blocks, your workspace must be a lovely cheerful place to be!
Love all your bright colors. They are really eye catching.
Those birds are totally radical.......I LOVE them. They are like the bassets, you can't help but
smile when you see them!
Love both your projects--the QAL blocks AND birds are both so pretty and colorful. May hafta try a bird or two.
Love your colorful birds and sunflower blocks! The do look like birds on a wire placed along the top like that. Such fun!
You are so right, those colors are bright and colorful and makes one smile.
Love your blocks and bright colours !
Hello Sophie - so nice to "meet" you at BOMs Away! I'd be smiling, too, if I had those up on my design wall! I just love the birds together with the New York Beauties - don't they look cool paired up? gets me thinking, actually. . .
Great blocks and cute birds. And a very colorful wall.
Yep those blocks added a little sunshine to my day!
Hi ... the link to the pattern doesn't work for me. can you email?
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