I made this quilt in 2006 and it remains one of my favorites. I love how the birds look super modern and hip, but the designs came from traditional pottery patterns from
Santa Domingo. At the time, we were spending a lot of our vacation time in New Mexico and I had started to collect pottery from each Pueblo. I found the birds particularly appealing. At a gift shop on our travels, I picked up a Dover Clip Art book of Native American designs that included these groovy birds. I printed the birds out on 8.5x11 paper and used them as patterns for back basting, needle turn applique. It was hand quilted and has cotton batting.
Oh my gosh, Marjorie, I can't believe how fine the detail is in that applique work! Amazing. The whole quilt is really beautiful!
ReplyDeletegreat quilt! I'm glad you shared how you made it too. thanks.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty quilt! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletewonderful work! I love black and white!
ReplyDeletefantastic quilt...so very dramatic with the contrast and those birds are just wonderful!! thanks so much for sharing and have a great day
ReplyDeleteFantastic!!! So creative and wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteThose birds are NEAT!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun quilt. I like the way the birds have so much movement, like they're hopping about. I always admire applique because I'm not very good at it so I know I tricky it can be.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. Beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe birds are magical floating in that white background! How clever of you to turn clip art into quilt art. Thanks for sharing your quilt's story :)
ReplyDeleteWow, Love the birds. Very graphic with great details. You did an excellent job creating them in fabric.
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Sandra
This is such a unique quilt but with such funky style. I really love it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks fab in black and white too!
Incredible applique!
ReplyDeleteThis is truly fabulous!! Love it. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a stand out in the crowd quilt. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI just had to comment on how the thumbnail of your quilt really stands out from the crowd over at the Blogger Festival.
ReplyDeleteI knew it was yours immediately.
A great, unique quilt.
Deborah
Wow, gorgeous. Love the birds and the total result.
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I adore how this quilt came about! Great quilt.
ReplyDeleteWhat a smashing quilt Marjorie! And it is so unique - I love it! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour applique is beautiful! Those birds have a lot of personality, and make a very fun quilt!
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This is an amazing quilt - those birds are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of the birds against the white background, and it's so unique. Wonderful quilt.
ReplyDeleteThis is a clever way to print a block from clip art! Very fun!!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! And you are right: the birds look modern and 'old' at the same time!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE, love LOVE this quilt! When I saw your pic in the linkys I was really excited to get here, and I'm so glad it was worth the wait!!! (I even clicked on yours although I'd set a time limit because I have to get ready for work - but it was the next one!)
ReplyDeleteAnyway - have a great day and thanks for sharing!
Those birds are great! Such a unique use of the designs and needle turn applique to boot. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteGot a lot of motion on that quilt!
ReplyDeleteHow great to find such a variety if bird designs.
Thanks for exhibiting.
The designs on your quilt are wonderful. The quilt looks great. Beautiful work with the applique.
ReplyDeleteWonderful representation!
ReplyDeletewow..beautiful quilt...i love it
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this one! It is a unique piece, and I love that you used Clip Art as the starting point. And the color scheme is fantastic! You know ;-))) I love bright colors - but this quilt has a visual impact it would not have when all the birds would be bright colored.
ReplyDeleteThis is a GREAT piece! I too love applique. The simplicity of the black on the white really makes the detail in the applique shine. It just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLeslie S. in MN
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Just wonderful - I'm looking for a 'modern' different applique project and love this idea
ReplyDeleteWow. Stunning. You might just inspire me to venture into applique... Best to you.
ReplyDeleteThis is so stunning! I just love the bird appliques. You're right, it looks modern although the designs are traditional. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteOK sos when I rushed from quilt to quilt, I didn't realise that this was yours - it is so amazing and fabulous - I'd be so "chuffed" if this were mine...!
ReplyDeleteWonderful applique! I love the black and white. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeletevery beautiful birdy quilt!
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