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Last week I showed you the method I use for making your bird parts with templates. This tutorial I want to show how I pre-make my birds before actually putting them onto the background fabric.
The first step is to have you pattern printed out and ready. Place the beak over the pattern drawing of the beak and dab a little glue on it. I’m using Roxanne’s Glue for this.
Now line the bird’s body up with the pattern and place the head over the beak. Hold it down for a few seconds until the glue bonds.
The next step is to line up the underwing with the pattern and dab with glue.
Place the top wing over it making sure that you align the top wing with the pattern.
Now we can start on the tail. From the pattern you can see that the two pink feathers are slightly under the orange feather. Line the pink feathers up with the pattern and dab with glue.
Place the orange feather on top making sure it aligns with the pattern.
Now the outer yellow feather can be placed onto the pattern and dabbed with glue.
Move the combined pink and orange feathers on top of this feather making sure that the feathers are all aligned.
The inner yellow feather can sit on top of the inner pink feather, just dab a bit of glue on the pink feather and attach the yellow one by aligning with the pattern.
Now the bird can be assembled. Place the bird body on top of the pattern. Dab some glue where the feathers will be attached.
Hold with your fingers until the glue is bonded.
Now dab glue along the edge where the wing will go.
Align and attach the wing…ta da now you have your first bird. All the other birds in this quilt will have a similar construction so refer back to these directions when making future blocks.
Thank you for spending so much time on tutorials. There are really great and very helpful and this block is gorgeous.
Posted by: LA | 01/18/2011 at 06:33 AM
nice tutorial. You do such neat precise work.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
Posted by: Karen | 01/18/2011 at 07:01 AM
Great tutorial, thank you so much! Just wanted to let you know that am voting everyday!
Posted by: Ruby | 01/18/2011 at 08:06 AM
Great tutorial, and beautiful work. I've learned ever so much from your blog, here. I'm definitely making this quilt.
PS. I'm voting for you daily, too
Posted by: Cathy Shepherd | 01/18/2011 at 09:02 AM
Thanks Erin. You are a born teacher. You answer all my questions, before I even ask! I'll be choosing my fabric on Friday at the Road to California. Do you have an entry there this year?
Oh, and I am voting for you daily too.
Posted by: Lori Ginsberg | 01/18/2011 at 09:24 AM
Looking forward to trying this out. Have to practice applique a bit more first though. *sigh*
Posted by: Anna | 01/18/2011 at 09:54 AM
Thanks so much for your great tutorials. I'm learning so much when you show how you prep and it sure looks like it would be a lot easier. BTW I'm voting every day! Good luck
Posted by: Linda | 01/18/2011 at 09:57 AM
I enjoy so much to see your quilt grow.....
Posted by: Esse-Riekje | 01/18/2011 at 10:37 AM
Thanks for the lesson Erin. I found it very helpful to see how much fabric you have extending underneath your pieces. I have not been extending enough.
Posted by: Mishka | 01/18/2011 at 10:50 AM
El tutorial está fantástico, gracias por explicarlo tan bien. Un beso
Posted by: Maritza | 01/18/2011 at 11:24 AM
Your tutorials are like having the teacher right here. Thanks so much. Did you give the alternate background fabric yardage yet? Maybe I missed it.
Posted by: Kitty Letsch | 01/18/2011 at 11:54 AM
Thank you,Erin, for your clear instructions.
Posted by: Michelle M | 01/18/2011 at 12:02 PM
Erin - thsnk you!
Still voting!
Posted by: Stephanie | 01/18/2011 at 03:19 PM
Voted for you!
Thanks for your tutorials!
Posted by: Yvonne aka sommeke | 01/18/2011 at 06:40 PM
OMG...what an artistic person you are. i'm visiting your blog for the first time and i was drooling around seeing your beautiful work. Thank you so much for taking so much time to make this well explined tutorial...i love it...need to browse all your previous pages...thank you so much.
Posted by: Nima | 01/19/2011 at 05:32 AM
Superbe, bravo et merci pour ces explications très clairs.
Posted by: mclaire | 02/20/2011 at 01:22 AM