How would I quilt a bird?

Raw edge applique quilt is something you can do if you can draw or trace an outline.  For those of us who can not draw free form, try taking a black and white copy of your image and blow it up to a size that is comfortable to trace.

Trace the photo on a blank sheet of paper.  Now you have your outline.  Cut out your object or bird that you traced.

Take your fabric that you have already ironed your iron on adhesive to the back side or wrong side of your fabric.  Place your cut out object, a bird in this example on the paper side of your fabric.  Trace your cut out which is now your pattern.

Cut out your pattern.

Remove the paper by putting a small slit in your paper on the back of your fabric with scissors or a needle.  Pull off the paper.  Place your cut outs on your solid fabric and iron into place.

Too easy?  Smile.  Yes, too easy.  So birds have more than one color.  Take for instance:

Selecting fabric could be the hard part.  For a seagull you need the white, the gray and the black and some shad of red for the tip of the beak and feet.

For a lorikeet, you may need the green in one or more shades, the blue, yellow, orange and red.  And don’t forget gray for the feet.

The more detail, the harder the raw edge applique quilt, but the prouder you will be of the outcome.

Happy Quilting.