Bird Girl and Leaf Quilts on the BLOG HOP!

WELCOME to the last post on the Autumn is for Birds Blog Hop!  I started making 12" squares, because if I ever wanted to make a larger quilt, I could put them altogether.  It's a good size.  Two toned leaves, backed with the blue swirl from my Heart and Soul Sisters line by Hoffman California Fabrics.  I fussy cut the bird and branches.  All of the fabrics are fused to wool blended felt by National Nonwovens TOY002 black.  I made 4 leaves, then cut them in half, to create two toned leaves.

Second one.  I like the way the stripes go in different directions.  These two leaf art quilts were an excellent warm up to what was next.

Pure fussy cutting of focus fabric, to create a new scene.  I think the green and black stripe add alot to the look of the piece and gives it a little pop! 

I used the text and houses from my first line "Home is Where Your Story Begins"  to create the words and bird houses in the trees.  Very whimsical for sure.  

Okay, let's make a girl.  All of the fabrics have been pre-fused with Mistyfuse.  I am building her on a Goddess Sheet, so when I am done, I can peel her off and put her on background fabric.  Her face is a Hoffman hand-dye.

Building up her hair with the red leaf fabric and the rust and black stripe fabric.  Major fussy cutting.

Adding the leaves and branches on top on her head.  And some cheek ornaments.  She is coming together.

The green leaf fabric makes a perfect background for the bird girl

Big bird and whimsical small tree with more birds added.

Clothes, and a green and black stripe to bring it altogether!  This art quilt is 12x24, which also fits into the 12x12 group!

Here is a close up of the free motion machine quilting, especially on her face.

The upper portion with the bird tree

Here is the back of the quilt, so you can see the free motion machine quilting stitches

The five art quilts together!  Bundle Giveway for US residents only.  Deadline is February 25 at Midnight PST.  Winner will be announced on the 26th.  All blog comments on each of the artists blogs will be included.  Thanks for joining us on the Autumn is for Birds Blog Hop!  The winner is comment #244, which is comment #15 Lisa Marie on Stacy Hurts blog post!  Congratulations to you!