Flight of the Hummingbirds

This quilt block I completed is called Hummingbird, but I also have seen it called Periwinkle.  I decided to tackle this block because the name Hummingbird peaked my interest.

Every spring I look forward for these tiny feathered friends to return to my house for the summer.  In May I hang three hummingbird feeders around my house and quickly the birds appear to start feeding.  It's so entertaining to watch these little birds buzz around my yard.  As they dart past my head I can hear them grunting.  I actually have to refill my feeders at least once a week they are so busy.

Even more appealing about this quilt was learning a new technique - paper piecing. This paper pieced quilt was easy to learn and it had lots of blocks to practice.  In this 19 by 17 block quilt, measuring 95" by 85" finished, there are 323 five inch blocks. Each five inch block is constructed with four paper pieced blocks making a total of 1,292 blocks.  After the five inch squares were constructed I removed the paper piecing paper before attaching the blocks together.

As mentioned in previous posts I am a Amy Butler fabric fan and have accumulated a large stash of her fabrics.  One of my goals is to use up my stash fabrics so I picked this her fabric to construct my Hummingbird quit.  Loving the bright colors of Amy Butler fabrics this choice tied in well with the bright colors of hummingbirds. This quilt will always put a smile on my face, because it will remind me of my little feathered friends that entertain me every summer.

This quilt was pieced in 2018 and finally I quilted and removed it from my UFO pile.  I have only two more pieced quilt tops that needs to be quilted.  My 2020 New Year's Resolution was to catch up with my UFO pile and I feel that I have stuck with my plan.  Two more months left this year to finish up those last two quilts.

Autumn leaves are falling

Autumn is one of my favorite seasons.  When the leaves start changing their colors our world is set aglow.    So when I discovered Bonnie Hunter's Appalachian Autumn quilt wallhanging pattern - I was in love.  

Bonnie Hunter is great at making scrappy quilts.  Since I've been on a mission to use my stash and scrap fabrics and to finish my UFOs, Bonnie's patterns are definitely right up my alley.  Although making this wallhanging doesn't help my UFOs mission, it did put a small dent in my stash.   Digging through my stash fabrics I discovered I had plenty of fabric on hand to make this beauty.   I had everything on hand, no cash outta my pocket.  Win - win!

Since autumn is in full swing I pushed to make this wallhanging ASAP - I completed this in less than a week.  Today was a chilly, but beautiful sunny day so as I finished sewing on the binding  I was anxious to hang Appalachian Autumn on my front porch.

Here I go again - this is one of my favorites!  LOL

I'll leave it on my porch until after Thanksgiving, but now I think I'd better work on a Christmas wallhanging for the next holiday.  Well, the weather perfect for spending my time sewing.  Let's see what I come up with.  Maybe it will be another quilt using my stash fabric again.