For our April block we’re making birds! Spring is coming—really it is! So we’ll be making these sweet little birds using a paper-pieced pattern that makes an 8″ finished block. The block is called Follow the Blue Bird but we’re making these scrappy so use whatever colors you like!
This block uses foundation paper piecing. If you’re unfamiliar with paper piecing (also called foundation piecing), here’s a tutorial that may help:
Follow Riley Blake’s paper-pieced bird block pattern to make your block(s) using the following guidelines:
— For the bird’s body and wing, use any color you like, solids or prints. Keep it scrappy!
— For the bird’s beak and legs, use yellow or orange, solid or print.
— For the background, use white low-volume.
As a reminder, these blocks will be turned in at the May meeting and the lotto is open only to current, paid members.