2008 BOM, Sunshine and Shadows with Birds of Wisconsin
September Block, Blue Jay
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By popular choice my BOM quilt for 2008 is birds of Wisconsin. I
love to feed the birds, and spend hours watching them out the back
window of my house. I saw an 1800's log-cabin style quilt at a
show called "Sunshine & Shadows". I fell in love with it and
wanted to make a variation of it. I hope you enjoy making this
quilt. Finished quilt size without a border is 54 by 72 inches.
After you add a log-cabin border, it's 72 by 90 inches.
The Blue Jay is native to North America. It is omnivorous,
aggressive, and adaptable. The bird has a variety of calls, and
can learn to mimic human speech. Blue Jays sometimes gang up on
an enemy. Their blue color is not a pigment, but comes from the
structure of the feather, thus if a feather is crushed, the blue goes
away.
PDF instructions (two pages) on making the log cabin background for this quit, click here.
September 2008 BOM Blue Jay in PDF format, click here.
Previous 2008 BOM's
August 2008 BOM, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, click here.
July 2008 BOM, Black-Capped Chickadee, click here.
June 2008 BOM, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, click here.
May 2008 BOM, Red Winged Blackbird, click here.
April 2008 BOM, Indigo Bunting, click here.
March 2008 BOM, Hairy Woodpecker, click here.
February 2008 BOM, Baltimore Oriole, click here.
January 2008 BOM, Cardinal, click here.
Blue Jay Block
