008 - Judy's Bird Quilt Block

Inspiration

I recently won a copy of Judy Dale's book, Curves in Motion in a blog giveaway–thanks again, Angie!

Until I was flipping through my prize, I had forgotten about the classic block, The Bird, which served as the class project in the workshops she taught on her technique. What a lovely bit of synchronicity.

As soon as I saw Judy's bird, I knew I would be attempting to make one of these feathered beauties for my 365-Feathers project.

Details

The pieced block measures 8 by 14 inches.

After enlarging the pattern, I used freezer paper to transfer the pieces of Judy's pattern to quilting cottons.

I struggled with the curves and will likely make another bird to see if I can improve my technique.

Below you can see the author's perfect bird and my first attempt.