I've been in the holiday spirit over the weekend, making Christmas ornaments. I've made 5 of these little stuffed birds. The tutorial is by Joel Dewberry, here. I decided I like the bird better without wings, and I also downsized it to 70%.
In case you're curious, this is how I downsize patterns. Just adjust the "view" size of the pdf pattern to the size you want your finished product and use your laptop screen as a light box to trace the pattern lightly onto paper.
I've also been working on my gift for my partner in my do. Good Stitches circle's Christmas swap. Here's a sneak peek :)
Finally, I've made the last few blocks for the QAYG Simple Sampler. I have to stay several weeks ahead of the tutorials, which go up every Monday. (Today's Dutchman's Puzzle block here.) I decided to swap one of the blocks from the original quilt, and replaced it with one of my very favorites: the Ocean Waves block.
Some of you may remember that I made an entire scrap quilt from this block this time last year. It remains one of my favorites.I think that's a decent weekend's work! Linking up to Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times.
Oh, I'm loving the sneak peak. Looking forward to the reveal. The Ocean Waves block (and the quilt you made from it) looks great. The birds are cute, too. Yep, definitely a great weekend's work. Good for you.
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