Backyard Birds: 12 Quilt Blocks to Appliqué from Piece O'Cake Designs

By Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins

The bestselling design team guides you in stitching up a flock of cheery appliqué birds.

Appliqué lovers, you’ll want to make all 12 of these endearing blocks featuring robins, cardinals, orioles, and other feathered friends from the back yard. Designed in the lively Piece O’ Cake style by Linda Jenkins and Becky Goldsmith, these blocks are bursting with fresh colors and are easy enough to be fun for stitchers of all levels. Pattern pack includes a 16-page instruction booklet and full-size patterns for 12 blocks, plus appliqué borders, that make a 52” x 65” quilt and instructions for a 4 block 39'' x 39'' quilt. Or mix and match your favorite blocks to perk up quilts, pillows, tote bags, or apparel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781607058380

Book preview

FRONT COVER OF BOOKLET:

Songbirds

Designed by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins; made by Linda Jenkins

FINISHED BLOCK SIZE: 12˝ × 12˝

FINISHED QUILT SIZE: 52˝ × 65˝

Photography and Artwork copyright © 2014 by C&T Publishing, Inc.

Publisher: Amy Marson

Creative Director: Gailen Runge

Art Director: Kristy Zacharias

Editor: Lynn Koolish

Technical Editors: Ellen Pahl and Gailen Runge

Cover Designer: April Mostek

Book Designer: Kerry Graham

Production Coordinators: Rue Flaherty and Karen Ide

Production Editor: Joanna Burgarino

Illustrator: Becky Goldsmith

Photo Assistant: Mary Peyton Peppo

Photography by Diane Pedersen and Nissa Brehmer of C&T Publishing, Inc., unless otherwise noted

Published by C&T Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 1456, Lafayette, CA 94549

Dedication

As I sit and stitch on these quilts, it is the coldest winter on record in Grand Junction, Colorado. These birds make me think of spring and they bring a smile to my face. For those of you suffering through a cold winter or difficult times, I hope you will remember that spring always returns—along with the songbirds.

Linda

WE ARE SO EXCITED! C&T Publishing has three new products just for us appliquérs—the Essential Sandboard; the Quilter’s Appliqué Caddy, a custom canvas caddy that will keep your projects safely stored at home or on the go; and the Essential Appliqué Pins, our new and improved ⅝˝ sequin pins!

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MATERIALS

Block backgrounds: 12 fat quarters (1 per block) OR 2½ yards total*

Sashing: ⅜ yard each of 2 fabrics

Inner border: ¼ yard

Appliquéd border background (A and D): 1⅝ yards

Accent border (B, E, and F): ⅓ yard

Outer border (C, G, and H): ½ yard

Appliqué: A variety of large scraps

Binding: ⅞ yard

Backing and sleeve: 3½ yards

Batting: