For the Birds series Wall Hanging

The Loose Feathers For the Birds series was released in 2017. There are nine charts that make up the series, but I only stitched six of them.

• It’s Spring Fever
• The Light Upon the Lawn
• She Sights a Bird
• All the Hills Echoed (not stitched)
• Sing a Song of Seasons (not stitched)
• Pleasure of the Fleeting Year (not stitched)
• Hear the Crickets Sing
• The Summer Beaming Forth
• The Last Ripe Berries

Once I had finished stitching them, I stuck them in a drawer and left them since I could not figure out how I wanted to finish them. Fast forward to 2021 and I decided I might like to finish them as a wall hanging. I asked advice from my dear friend who is a quilter. Off to the local quilt shop, Patchwork Plus, to select some fabric. You really have to visit the store to see the cast array of fabric offered, every color you can imagine. With the help of one of the “fabric ladies” I chose MARCUS FABRICS PAULA BARNES COMPANIONS LITE BLUE PERFECT PETAL which was perfect with the stitched piece. I bought all they had which was a little over 2 yards more than enough to complete this project.

I decided to lay the stitched pieces out with two across and three down with fabric surrounding the stitched pieces. The stitched pieces were trimmed to measure 8 1/4″ wide by 8 1/2″ high. I allowed for 1/2′ seams. The fabric strips were cut 3″ wide. The backing fabric will be the same as what I used for the separation strips.

I had to wait for the fusible interfacing to arrive from Joann’s before I could get anymore done. I used fusible Pellon Thermolam Plus for the back and just regular fusible interfacing for the front. The only way I could a picture was to lay the entire piece on the floor and stand over it.

Now it is off to my quilting friend who is going to do the binding for me.