Preview of a Bird Living Dangerously

Potential field.

The third project in my Craftsy class, Hand-Stitched Collage Quilts, involves (big surprise!) a bird. In Bird on the Wing we create fields from bias cut strips and put them in a, let's say, "whimsical" setting.

Do not remove fingernails.

You'll learn the ever important fold and snip method of creating propeller trees. I'll show you the approved method so you don't remove a fingernail or, worse yet, a finger tip when snipping the fabric. Fusing is a dangerous business!

What is he thinking?

After creating this impish little bird, we give him a good stitchin'! A whole lesson is devoted to learning a new set of stitches including the famous Pistil Stitch and these adorable flowers below.

Sheaf Stitched, don't ya know!

I'll show you how to add the flowers to the Bird on the Wing project using the Sheaf Stitch. (Say "sheaf stitch" ten times fast.) The final portion of this Craftsy lesson is to finish the entire quilt with my favorite, the wrapped binding. Please stay tuned tomorrow for another preview of my Craftsy class. Hope you can join me!