To have some fun with the release of Hush Hush, a low-volume fabric line, Riley Blake has put together a “Follow the Blue Bird” blog hop, where the iconic blue bird from the Riley Blake brand is featured within the low volume prints from the Hush Hush line. I chose to make a pair of hot pads- easy, a great gift, and a quick project!
My blue bird block is traditionally pieced, and I used a scrappy background just like the Riley Blake blog example. Along with the Hush Hush low volumes, I used prints from my new fabric line, Primrose Hill, for the body and Confetti Cotton solid in Butterscotch for the beak and legs.
The traditional block finishes at 8 1/2″ square, so as soon as I finished my first block I knew I wanted to make it into a small, useful project. I added some Insul-Bright along with the standard batting so it could withstand some heat and then quilted as normal.
I added binding, then extended the final corner into a loop and just sewed it back into the binding. I’m sure there’s an easier way- but this worked for me!
I think the scrappy low volumes is my favorite part of this cute little bird block- its so fun to see all the prints together! Did you know that the Hush Hush fabric line is a collaborative line, meaning its 21 prints come from 21 different designers? Yep! My contribution is the gray granny print, a geometric granny square design on bright white.
You can find the pattern for this traditional pieced bird on the Riley Blake Designs blog, as well as the patterns for the paper pieced and applique blocks!
Happy Quilting!
Sweet! Wish I was in the position to buy this bundle!