"PUFFIN"

 "PUFFIN"

Measures 19" X 15 1/2"

Original Design

Rawedged fused applique

Machine Quilted
Available on Etsy

The journey with this piece was one of joy and fun.  Loved working with this closeup of the face of this adorable bird.  The small size was fun to do and add into my inventory on Etsy.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.  Below is how we traveled through the steps of this piece.  Thank you for following and I hope you continue to do so.

THE JOURNEY

QUILTING

Quilting on the black feathers on my Puffin.  He is fun to work on and actually makes me smile when I look down at him while working.   Who can resist that sweet face?

More Details Added

After my first post today below .... I made some good progress on the details of this sweet fellow.  So now he is ready to be quilted.  I changed his placement on the background from where he was originally positioned with the tracing paper.  By having his beak overlap the border you get instant 3 dimension.  A good trick to use from time to time.

Fusing

Working on fusing the major parts of this bird.  I hope to add the details in today and then most of the shading will be done with thread.  Lots of quilting on this sweet fellow.

PUFFIN

 Was sort of stuck after my last art quilt....nothing coming to mind to inspire me to begin a new piece.  When this happens I always go to the birds.  Birds inspire me and I have thought of doing a Puffin for a long time.  I love how graphic the markings are on this bird.  I have had this in my "Ideas" folder for a while and it appears today is that day to make him into art.
So I made my background and border and quilted them both. 

I had sketched the puffin first so knew how big to make the blue background.  Now I will begin to make this beautiful bird with the happy kind eyes.