Feathered Friends BOM UPDATE!

 It's another sunny but cold day in Minnesota and I have spring fever sooooooo bad! My feathered friends have been scavenging thru the gardens looking for seeds to munch on, so I've filled the bird feeders again so now I have a bunch of happy visitors. I enjoy watching the birds visit my birdfeeders. I just don't know how the birds stay warm during these below zero days! I'm sure they are awaiting spring too.

I have been asked to offer printed patterns for the BOM this year for those of you who don't want to download PDF's or don't have a reliable computer or printer to use at home. I have thought about this and have decided to offer this thru my ETSY store. Unfortunately, there is a cost to print and mail these out. I've kept the cost to $2.50 with a .50 shipping fee in the USA. I am able to offer a cheaper shipping cost thru ETSY then thru my website because how I have it configured.

PRINTED PATTERNS CAN BE FOUND HERE

I also suggest getting a file folder and printing up the patterns each month and stashing them in the folder. Especially if you aren't planning on working on it right away. That way you won't miss a thing!

                                                        Fabric Requirements

Many of you have been asking about fabric requirements. I am encouraging you all to work from your stash, I am using a combination of tone or tone fabrics and civil war repos that I have been hoarding the last several years. So here is an estimate of what you will need without giving away the design or layout of the quilt.

          1 3/4 yards cream fabric (background for applique blocks, corner stones plus scrappy                                                     blocks)

        1/2-yard dark fabric (cornerstone blocks)

        1 1/2 yards quilt border

        Various scraps in medium to dark tones adding up to about 2 yards

        1/2 yard for binding

        Various scraps for each monthly applique (twelve total applique blocks)

I hope that you are having a wonderful day! My new stove has arrived and I'm craving brownies.... it's time to bake and warm the house up! 

Happy Quilting

Cindy