Wild Birds: Designs for Applique & Quilting [With Pattern]

By Carol Armstrong

Book Overview

Carol again presents charming images inspired by her personal observations of nature. Use the designs of your favorite feathered friends to appliqu onto quilts, clothing, and home decor items.

- Complete directions for 8 projects
- Includes 22 full-size patterns of birds such as Robin, Baltimore Oriole, Carolina Wren, Northern Cardinal, Killdeer, Hummingbird, Meadowlark, Redheaded Woodpecker, and many others
- Detailed how-to instructions teach Carol's light box appliqu technique, a no-template method suitable for beginners as well as more experienced appliqu rs
- Carol's unique background quilting patterns create shades and textures
- Learn how to design bird patterns inspired by your own backyard visitors

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571200878
• ISBN13: 9781571200877
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: C&T Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Extremely satisfied.

This book is beautiful. It arrived sooner than I expected, and it was in excellent condition.

Wild Birds Applique book

The book is exactly what I was looking for. It has very bird colorings and detail I want to put into the quilt I'm going to make for my daughter.

A "must" for the needlecraft library.

A highly recommended pick for those involved in quilting and home decoration projects, Carol Armstrong's Wild Birds contains over twenty full-size patterns and directions for 8 projects, providing beautiful bird images which range from titmouse and hummingbird to orioles and swallows. The attention to birding detail provides more depth and ideas than most.

A Must for the applique library

Carol Armstrong does it again with her second book. The patterns and examples are stunning. Carol has a knack for designing applique that is visually complex and yet, can be accomplished with basic hand applique skills. These are absolutely the best bird designs out there for applique. These designs are not intended for the "heat-n-bond" quilter, but for the beauty of hand applique. This book inspires and is sure to be a classic for the bookshelf.