I was outside earlier and saw these four sweet little birds hanging out in this tree:



And then a few minutes later, there they were again in this bush!



I thought, “Gosh, these would be the perfect birthday gift for my mother!” So, I gave them directions on how to get to Kentucky from here. Hope they’re up to the 2500-mile flight!

These are from Joelle Hoverson’s Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts, which is a completely awesome book. I made two of these little guys (the ones below) for my mother for Christmas last year and she keeps saying she wants more. Here they come! (Don’t worry, she hasn’t made it to my blog yet, so this isn’t spoiling the surprise — not that we are into surprises much in my family.)