My mother-in-law recently changed up her family room with silvers, blues, and browns. While visiting with her over the summer - she lives in Wisconsin - I stopped in Nancy's Notions Shop which is nearby. I couldn't resist these batiks that were perfect for my mother-in-law's family room. I found a fun pattern in a quilting magazine and am pleased with how it turned out. However, I had a terrible time finding backing fabric that worked. So, what to do... Cut up all the leftover fabric into 6 inch strips and a lovely back was born!
While on the same trip to Wisconsin I found a lovely fabric - the flowered fabric you see in the next pictures. It really reminded me of my mom who loves to garden. And after thinking about it, it dawned on me that I had never made a quilt for my own parents - all my siblings had one, but not my mom and dad. So, off to work I went on a quilt for my parents.
My parent's quilt turned out great, but it was my mom's quilt. I knew my dad would like it too. But, now I was thinking I had to do something special for him. In came the birds! My dad loves to watch birds so I went in search of bird fabric - not an easy task! I lucked upon a great panel on ebay and quickly developed an idea for a wall hanging of watching birds through a window.
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