Or would you rather a 'prattle'?
Whatever you call them Australia is home to many
species of cockatoos and parrots!
Many live around my new regional home!
So when I stumbled across a budgie pattern,
found HERE, I knew I
could adapt it to suit my purposes.
I purchased some new Japanese solids which feel
beautiful and felt they would be
a wonderful addition to my stash.
I did a practice one first.....
Can you see where I made an error change?
It is the extra piece of blue fabric on the lower
left-hand side of the bird's body.
Once I had done that, I decided it made for a better
shaped bird.
Again I made an improvement by giving the next bird a
two-toned taill
Then with the more complicated design I also split the
tail colour into two.
They look more like birds with their felt eyes.
On a recent morning walk, I saw a flock of these pink
and grey galahs.
So had to make one of those too!
There are a couple of extras pieces in this one to get a
good range of colour.
I have four that I definitely want to use.....
I think I will let them sit on their perch for a bit and
then decide where to go next.
Happy sewing!
SUZ
PS I saw this painting at the Bendigo Art Gallery today.
It is by an Australian female artist, Ellis Rowan.
Enjoy!
6 comments:
Hello Suz,
this patterns are wonderful. Where did you get them from?
The colours you chose are nice.
I never saw a pink parrot before.
Happy stitching Doris :o)
Cute budgies. I LOVE that painting!
Loving them & we do have so many varieties of coloured birds, so you have many to choose from. Wondering what they will become after they perch for a while. Cool mornings now, aren't they? Take care & hugs.
Wow! Your birds are stunning. Looks like you have been doing a lot of successful experimenting.
Those fabrics are perfect as the colours are so vibrant. How many birds are native to Australia? You have quite a workload ahead of you!!
Your budgies are beautiful! What do you mea by Japanese solds? They look amazing!
Oh wow your colourful birds are amazing. Why, I recognise some of the parrots that visit my garden. Such happy and vibrantly coloured fabrics. The galah is a sweet fellow. What a joyous quilt this is going to be.
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