No April Fool

Yesterday was April Fools' Day and I may have started the day like a little fool but thanks to friend Mary slowly learned a bit about thread painting birds.  Here's the start of a cute little nuthatch.

He needs a bit more highlighting, the tail needs a little more length and his beak is missing but he is beginning to look like a nuthatch.  Mary does some wonderful landscape pieces.  Check her out here.

March was a very busy month and I didn't get much quilting done but the purple butterflies are finished and because I was running short of time they were the traditional butterflies.  I have to check my 1/4 inch seams.  This column is a tad longer - that's what happens when you switch machines and don't check.  (Big sigh.)  Here are the columns finished so far.  I see I haven't fixed the little oopsy in the pink and brown column.  That'll get done this afternoon.  Can't leave it like that!

After a run to the library to pick up my book club set of books for April I'll be digging into the orange and brown/black scraps.  Angela's thinking of Monarch butterflies for colour inspiration this month.  Wonder what I can find to join the fun.

 

Ooh!  Almost forgot.  Thank you Angela for drawing my name for the March fabrics.  I'm so looking forward to adding to the stash.    I went to check the mail after picking up the books for book club and found this:

Isn't the fabric just beautiful!