My Favorite Quilt-----Today



BLUEBIRDS

 I am participating in Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side. Go there and check out all the other quilts.

This is my favorite quilt, at least for today. It is kind of like trying to pick out your favorite child!
This quilt was made as a challenge. The criteria was that it had to include a bird theme, it had to be 18 x 24 and it had to be on stretcher bars. We could use any techniques and any fabric we wanted. I for one did not want to use the stretcher bars. I know it is easier to hang but I wanted it to still look like a quilt and not like a picture. As soon as the challenge was over I took out the stretcher bars!

I used hand dyed fabrics and commercial printed fabrics. The background was a Hoffman batik, I can't remember what name though. I did not use any fusible web which gave it a nice feel but was hard to execute. The nest is fused, I made it a couple of years ago and did not have a place for it until I made this quilt.

I learned to just start the damn project and it can take on a life of it's own! We usually had about 4 months for a challenge and I ended up starting it 2 weeks before it was due! I also learned what good friends I have and how encouraging and supportive they are----thanks to my Quiltinis----Cheryl, Christine, Jane and Terry!



Kelly