Instead of a quilt top on my wall today, I have a “finished” quilt from 2007. I liked the birch fabric and the interesting ways I added sparkle to the snowflakes, but it was never right. Up close, the printed cardinals are colorful and interesting, but they don’t show up from any distance away. At some point I added the red buttons. Yesterday and today I added three applique cardinals.
This is a paper pieced pattern from Debby Krativil, but I used it for applique. I changed the tail on one of them. I satin stitched them to the quilt using a Sulky gray metallic thread to continue the glittery theme.
What do think, is this finally finished? I’m pretty happy with it.
Evening in the Garden Quilts 
January 16, 2018 at 11:39 PM
Great solution! I like the simplicity of the cardinals.
January 21, 2018 at 2:50 PM
Thank you! That’s why I chose this instead of an applique pattern.
January 17, 2018 at 2:24 PM
Those cardinals add the perfect amount of red to this quilt!
January 21, 2018 at 2:51 PM
Thank you! I think it’s finally finished! I still like it after it’s been hanging up for a while.
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