Youwillneed
QOne(1)LayerCakeor thirty-two
(32)10insquares
QNeutralbackground fabric
- 5 yds
QGreenfabric– yds
QBackingfabric– 4 yds
QBatting– 84insquare
QBinding fabric – yd
Finishedsize
Q76in square
BEHIND THE PROJECT
SERENE BIRDSONG
“Thehistoryofquiltingis fullofclassicblocksthathavegentlyevolvedover
thecenturiesaseachmaker’shandshaveadapted,interpretedandamended
them.Thisquiltstartedwitha sketchoftheUnionSquareblockwhich,in
itsturn,is a variationofthepopularOhioStarblock.Likemanyquilters
beforeme,I oftenseenaturalformsinclassicblocks– flowersandbirdsarea
particularfavourite– somyUnionSquareblockshave,withsomedeftcolour
placement,becomeanexoticflowerbeforetransformingcompletelyinto
brilliantlyplumedBirdsofParadise.Theconstructionofbothblocksremains
surprisinglysimilar,withtheUnionSquare’scornerunitsbecomingtails
andwingtips.I haveuseda LayerCaketomakemyquilt,butit wouldalso
lookwonderfulmadefromscraps,astheleafy-greenquartersquaretriangles
repeatingthroughoutthequiltwilltiethemalltogether.Oryoucouldrepeat
thesamecolourcombinationsineachblocktocreatea flockratherthan
individual birds. Let your imagination take flight...”–Nicola Dodd
TWOBLOCKQUILT
PA R A DI SE F OU N D
Cutting out
1
Choosethirteen(13)10insquares
fortheflowers and cut each one
asfollows:
QFour(4) 2 inx 4 inrectangles.
QFour(4) 2 insquares.
QOne (1) 4 in square.
2
Choosetwelve(12)10insquares
forthebirds’wings and cut each
oneasfollows:
QTw o(2) 2 i nx 6 i nr e c t a n g l e s.
QTw o(2) 2 i ns q u a r e s.
QFour (4) 2 in x 4 in rectangles.
3
Choosesix(6)10insquaresfor
thebirds’body/tailandcuteach
oneasfollows,notingthateach
squaremakesenough pieces for
twoblocks.
QFour(4) 2 inx 4 inpieces.
QEight (8) 2 in squares.
4
Selectone(1)10insquareforthe
birds’beaksandcut into twelve
(12) 1 in squares.
5
Fromthegreenfabric,cutfour
(4) 5 inx WOFstripsandthen
subcut twenty-six (26) 5 in squares.
6
Fromtheneutralbackground
fabric,cutasfollows:
QFour(4) 5 inx WOFstrips.
Subcutinto twenty-six (26) 5 in
squares.
QTe n(10) 4 i nx WO Fs t r i p s ,
settingasideeight(8)forthe
borders.Subcuttherestinto
twelve(12) 4 insquares.
QForty-eight(48) 2 inx WOF
strips, setting aside eight (8) for