Yesterday Hugo (6) and I made this bird quilt. Hugo drew the bird (a Rainbow Bird, he called it) on a piece of fabric with Pentel Pastel Dye Sticks and I made it into a little quilt. I used glow-in-the-dark thread to quilt it, so it will make a nice wallhanging in the boys' bedroom!
It was great fun to make and I think it is a great addition to my bird quilt series! What do you think?
PS I was going to do a peacock quilt, but in one of the quilting magazines I saw a peacock quilt that took my breath away. I managed to find it online here - it was made by Rachelle Denneny and it won the second prize in the Professional - Pictorial category in the South Australia Quilt Show 2008. This is actually the quilt I had in mind - though I don't think I could have made it this perfect!
But there does not seem to be much point in trying to copy this quilt, so I may just skip the peacock (for now, at least)...
4 comments:
He is such a cute little bird. I love the idea of making little quilts like that. I have 5 small grandchildren (and two bigger ones who may feel a bit to old for that) who would love to have something like your little bird. A good babysitting activity! Thank you for sharing
Sally
Hugo did a wonderful job on his quilt. I love the idea of the glow in the dark thread.
Schitterend quiltje! Leuk idee, maar dat had ik al eerder gezegd.
Hugo's Rainbow Bird is fabulous! When I was little we had real Rainbow Birds in the Mallee. They had useful beeks like this one, too.
Hooray for Hugo!
Hugs,
Jappa
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