Sunday I did some housekeeping and attended a birthday party. After making dinner I went into the studio to make a bird. But what should be the inspiration for this one? As I scrolled through my pictures, I came to this photo, I laughed, and knew it was as good an inspiration as any other.
Yeah, I made a barn bird.
I sent a photo to my brother and his wife (let's stop this nonsense right now. They will henceforth be known as their initials, P&J), and my brother texted back, "You should see the barn in the snow."
Now, I don't know what that has to do with anything bird and quilt, but I replied, "Send me a picture."
I don't get it either, but I love my brother and he always has had a very good sense of humor.
Which reminds me.
One of my readers, Mary, sent me this note earlier:
"In Spanish, el carpintero = the carpenter / woodpecker. Google Translate currently uses the phrase 'pájaro carpintero' [carpenter bird] for woodpecker.
"Now, take another look at the bird with the wooden bill you created to represent your brother. How cool is that... linguistically, with a double meaning in Spanish, as well as artistically!"
Too funny! I can see my brother's eyes rolling right now!
If you are interested in making these free pieced birds to represent your friends or family members, please check out my tutorial for making them at my Etsy shop, here. The tutorial explains everything you ever wanted to know about making these blocks.