NEW THIS WEEK - February 16th, 2011
Feather Your Nest
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This week our hearts are a-flutter with favorite birds. From complex and detailed designs, to fast and frenzied quick-stitching motifs, these new designs are filled with variety, and ready to let your creativity out of the cage! To begin, feather your nest with the bright, vibrant colors of the scarlet tanager, goldfinch, and oriole. These three magnificent birds are perching pretty on branches filled with bright blossoms. Then, see your favorite birds appear in cameo performances, surrounded by elegant filigree and scrollwork frames. Redwork birds, each accompanied by a day of the week, make fantastic kitchen towel sets, and linen sets, too. Single-run quilting designs, featuring abstract birds and blooms, are a clever way to bind a quilt top, batting, and back together.
Bright Birds, Bright Blooms
A scarlet tanager perches on a branch, bright with flowers in bloom. This design is striking on tote bags and pillow shams, to add glorious spring and summer color to your home decor.
Available in four sizes: 6.93"X10.68" and 5.86"X7.8" and 5.86"X9.03" and 4.43"X6.84"
Goldfinches are acrobatic little birds, bouncing through the air, buffeted by the gentlest of breezes. This delightful bird rests on a slender flower vine.
Available in four sizes: 6.99"X10.77" and 5.05"X7.8" and 5.86"X9.02" and 4.46"X6.85"
With his vivid orange stomach, the oriole brightens any day. In this design the charming bird perches on a flowering branch. Stitch the flowers in colors that suit your personal preference or home decor.
Available in four sizes: 6.94"X10.82"and 5.02"X7.8" and 5.86"X9.12" and 4.41"X6.86"
A Cameo Performance
Elegant scrollwork frames surround favorite birds, bringing to mind antique cameos and brooches. In this first design, a hummingbird pauses by sweet nectar-filled flowers.
Available in three sizes: 5.83"X6.86" and 4.86"X5.72" and 3.26"X3.85"
Bright yellow feathers on a goldfinch contrast magnificently against a background of purple hues. Beautiful on wall hangings and tote bags for bird and nature lovers.
Available in three sizes: 5.85"X7.13" and 4.88"X5.95" and 3.17"X3.85"
A bluebird of happiness perches pretty inside a frame of gold filigree.
Available in three sizes: 5.80"X6.81" and 4.86"X5.72" and 3.26"X3.85"
A chubby, cheery chickadee rests on a snow-covered branch. Surrounded by an elegant filigree frame, this design is a rich-looking feature to pillow covers, wall hangings, book bags, and more.
Available in three sizes: 5.86"X7.43" and 4.86"X6.16" and 3.04"X3.86"
In the wintertime, cardinals are often just a flash of scarlet against snowy banks and branches. This design brings to mind Henry Carlile's poem: Not to conform to any other color / is the secret of being colorful. He shocks us when he flies / like a red verb over the snow.
Available in three sizes: 5.83"X7.39" and 4.86"X6.16" and 3.07"X3.86"
A hearty robin, recognizable by his orange chest and chocolate-brown head and wings, perches on a fruit-filled branch. Enclosed in an elegant filigree frame, this design is a wonderful addition to any nature-loving home decor project.
Available in three sizes: 5.85"X7.13" and 4.87"X5.93" and 3.17"X3.85"
Perching Pretty Cameos Design Packs
Avian Reflections
The following designs are inspired by antique scientific sketches. Birds in different poses are accompanied by familiar items from their preferred and natural habitat. In this design, a yellow warbler in two different poses is enhanced by a "sketched" nest and branches.
Available in two sizes: 5.85"X7.08" and 4.85"X5.87"
A barn swallow, with sleek blue and orange hues, perches on a branch. The background shows a "sketch" of the bird flying near a barn wall. The bird's Latin name is included in this design.
Available in two sizes: 5.85"X7.15" and 4.85"X5.91"
A favorite backyard bird, the robin. This design features two poses of the bird -- perching and flying -- as well as a "sketched" version of the nest.
Available in two sizes: 6.73"X5.85" and 5.56"X4.85"
The cedar waxwing is a magnificent blend of colors - brown, grey, lemony- yellow, a glimpse of red, and topped off with a bandit-like black max. This design features the bird perched on a berry-laden branch, with a "sketched" addition of the bird in flight.
Available in two sizes: 6.79"X5.69" and 5.61"X4.71"
Avian Reflections Design Packs
Days of the Week Backyard Birds (Redwork)
Stitch a set of kitchen towels with these simple redwork designs. Each design features a beautiful bird, along with text for the day. Sunday's cardinal perches on a pine branch.
Available in three sizes: 5.80"X6.04" and 4.80"X5.00" and 3.70"X3.85"
Monday's hummingbird flirts with nectar from a sweet-smelling flower.
Available in three sizes: 6.26"X5.80" and 5.17"X4.80" and 3.85"X3.55"
Tuesday's chickadee perches on a berry-filled branch.
Available in three sizes: 6.38"X5.80" and 5.27"X4.79" and 3.85"X3.50"
Wednesday's woodpecker is peck-peck-pecking on a tree trunk.
Available in three sizes: 5.81"X5.81" and 4.81"X4.81" and 3.86"X3.85"
Thursday's robin is perched on a branch, filled with leaves and berries.
Available in three sizes: 6.45"X5.83" and 5.30"X4.79" and 3.86"X3.49"
Friday's scissor-tail flycatcher soars through the sky.
Available in three sizes: 6.28"X5.81" and 5.19"X4.80" and 3.85"X3.55"
Saturday's Steller's Jay is cozy in a wooded habitat.
Available in three sizes: 7.31"X5.82" and 5.99"X4.77" and 3.84"X3.05"
Days of the Week Backyard Birds (Redwork) Design Packs
Bird is the Word Feather Quilting Designs
These graceful, flowing, and abstract designs are just right for binding a quilt top, batting, and back together. If you're new to quilting with embroidery designs, click here for an article that demonstrates the technique. You can also stitch these designs as simple redwork to dress up flat-nap fabrics, like flour sack towels, linen, and Jersey knit.
Birds and Flowers Quilting Square 1
Available in four sizes: 7.80"X7.80" and 5.80"X5.80" and 4.80"X4.80" and 3.84"X3.84"
Birds and Flowers Quilting Square 3
Available in four sizes: 7.80"X7.80" and 5.80"X5.80" and 4.80"X4.80" and 3.84"X3.85"
Birds and Flowers Quilting Square 5
Birds and Flowers Quilting Square 7
Available in four sizes: 7.80"X7.80" and 5.80"X5.80" and 4.80"X4.80" and 3.85"X3.85"
Birds and Flowers Quilting Square 9
Available in four sizes: 7.80"X7.80" and 5.79"X5.80" and 4.79"X4.80" and 3.84"X3.85"
Bird is the Word Feather Quilting Design Packs
Available in two sizes: 4.26"X6.86" and 2.40"X3.86"
Want to see more? Click here to see designs released in previous weeks!