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Soar to new applique heights on the wings of this amazing artist, Bea Oglesby,her book, Birds & Flowers Album has 35 appliqué blocks of the best-known and most easily recognized backyard birds from across the country are showcased with Audubon-style quality. Fascinating information about each bird accompanies the patterns.

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Birds & Flowers Album

Author: Bea Oglesby
Pages: 95
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Item Code: 4ff0140
Weight: 1.0 lb

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Soar to new applique heights on the wings of this amazing artist!

  • Following the outstanding success of her first album book, Bea has created a sequel filled with exquisite bird and flower patterns.

  • Familiar images unite in 35 appliqué blocks. Charming combinations include a cardinal sitting on a pine bough, an eastern bluebird on a holly branch, a black-capped chickadee with sunflowers, and a yellow warbler in a dogwood tree.

  • The best-known and most easily recognized backyard birds from across the country are showcased with Audubon-style quality. Fascinating information about each bird accompanies the patterns.

  • Each block features a colorful photograph, full-sized pattern, and tips for construction, fabric selection, and embroidered details.

  • BONUS PATTERN: a trumpet vine border with three different little hummfngbirds adds the finishing touch to any quilt. Another AQS book by the author is Wildflower Album: Appliqué & Embroidery Patterns (2000)

 

Author Bea OglesbyAbout the Author

Combining sewing and drawing is a natural for Bea Oglesby. She considers gardens, flowers, and nature endless sources of ideas for appliqué Although Bea did not start quilting until the mid-1980's, she has sewn most of her life having three daughters and a background in home economics. Bea has lived in Japan and has a certificate in Japanese flower arranging. She has also studied art, including charcoal sketching, oils, and watercolors.

Bea teaches and lectures in her community and belongs to several quilt guilds. She is also a volunteer in the community and at the Johnson County Library. She lives in Kansas with her husband. American Quilter's Society books by Bea include Veggies from the Good Earth (2006) Art Nouveau for the 21st Century (2006), Butterfly Album (2004), Birds and Flowers Album (2003), and Wildflower Album: Appliqué & Embroidery Patterns (2000).

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Table of Contents:

Preface8Indigo Bunting 50
Introduction9Kilideer52
General Instructions11Mourning Dove 54
Patterns Northern Cardinal 56
American Goldfinch 16Northern Mockingbird58
American Robin 18 Purple Finch 60
Baltimore Oriole 20 Purple Martin62
Barn Swallow22Red-Headed Woodpecker64
Black-Capped Chickadee24Red-Winged Blackbird 66
Black Phoebe 26Rose-Breasted Grosbeak 68
Blue Jay 28Scarlet Tanager 70
Carolina Wren 30Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher 72
Cedar Waxwing 32Tree Swallow 74
Chimney Swift 34Tufted Titmouse 76
Chipping Sparrow 36White-Breasted Nuthatch
78
Downy Woodpecker 38Wood Thrush
80
Eastern Bluebird 40Yellow-Shafted Flicker 82
Eastern Meadowlark 42 Yellow Warbler 84
Evening Grosbeak 44Border, BACKYARD BIRDS AND FLOWERS 86
Hummingbirds 46Bibliography94
Allen’s46About the Author95
Ruby-Throated 48  

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Appliqué: Animals, Birds, Cats, Dogs, Butterflies, Wild Animals & More

Darcy Ashton's Applique Books

Aquatic Creatures
Aquatic Creatures
Fish, Frogs, Turtles & Toads

by Darcy Ashton
Beautiful Big Dogs
Beautiful Big Dogs
by Darcy Ashton

Bunnies & More
Bunnies & More
by Darcy Ashton

 

Claires Cats Volume 1
Claire's Cats Volume 1
by Darcy Ashton
 

Claire's Cats Cover
Claire's Cats Volume 2
by Darcy Ashton

Butterfly Dance
Butterfly Dance
by Darcy Ashton
Cover
Darling Little Dogs

by Darcy Ashton
 

Animals by the Dog Lady using Appliqué

Sharon Malec

The Dog Lady Speaks
The Dog Lady
Speaks

by Sharon Malec
The Dog Lady Celebrates Christmas
The Dog Lady
Celebrates Christmas
The Dog Lady Goes Wild
The Dog Lady
Goes Wild
 

Birds & Florals

Baltimore Album Style

Out of Print

Applique Masterpiece
Little Brown Bird Patterns
Book and/or CD
by Margaret Docherty
Bird 'N' Roses
Birds 'n' Roses
by Margaret Docherty
Fancy Feathered Friends
Fancy Feathered Friends for Quilters

by Susan McKelvey
 

Appliqué

Birds & Butterflies

Applique Takes Wing
Appliqué Takes Wing :Exquisite Designs for Birds, Butterflies & More
by Jane Townswick
Award Winning Applique Birds
Award-Winning Appliqué Quilts
by Pamela Humphries
Birds and Flowers Album
Birds and Flowers Album
by Bea Oglesby

Buterfly Album, Monarch & More book cover
Butterfly Album
Monarchs & More
by Bea Oglesby

Bird 'N' Roses
Birds 'n' Roses
by Margaret Docherty
Butterfly Dance
Butterfly Dance
by Darcy Ashton
Applique Revival cover
QuiltSmart
Appliqué Reviva
l
by Anne Dease
QuiltSmart
Interfacing Butterfly Applique
Anne's Butterfly

Interfacing Panel
Bk & Recipes
Chicken Buffet
Chicken Buffet
by Linda Huber and Bonnie Collins

Cats & Kittens

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Kitty Capers
by Carol Armstrong
Pattern
Rosie, Queen of the Roses
Rosie, Queen of the Roses

by Carol Armstrong
Claire's Cats Cover
Claire's Cats Volume 2
by Darcy Ashton

Quilted for Dogs & Cats
Quilted for Dogs & Cats

by Tricia Boerens

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Cats & Kittens

 

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Scary Cat
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Cat Themed Jigsaw Puzzles

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Dockside
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Kitten with green yarn 46
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Cat  44A
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Siamese Tiger 44B
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Satin Black Cat  44D
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Satin Cat 21A
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Orange Cat laying down 22
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Cat 412
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Dogs in Books

       


Appliqué Dogs

Beautiful Big Dogs
Beautiful Big Dogs
by Darcy Ashton
Best in show
Best in Show
24 Applique Quilts for Dog Lovers

by Carol Armstrong

Cover
Darling Little Dogs

by Darcy Ashton

The Dog Lady Speaks
The Dog Lady
Speaks

by Sharon Malec
  Quilted for Dogs & Cats
Quilted for Dogs & Cats

by Tricia Boerens
Great Scott Interfacing Panel
Great Scott
QuiltSmart Interfacing
   

Wearable Art for Dogs


Wearable Arf
by Rachele Fisher & Virfie Fisher
 

Felted Dogs:

Fleece Dog
Fleece Dog
by Nobuko Nagakubo a.k.a. SINCO

Appliqué Index
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Appliqué Index
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Appliqué Index
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Stain Glass
Sunbonnet Sue & Ladies Day Out
Themes Hearts, Crosses, Dutch, Lace & More
Wearable Art
Wool Appliqué (Also See Felting)

Appliqué Tools Index
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Helpful Appliqué Tools
Scissors, Dmc Thread, Wash-Away Threads, Fusible Thread, Tracing Tools, Porta-Tracing & Placement materials, Freezer Paper, Templates materials, Finger Pressing, Irons, & Pressing Tools

Pictorial Flowers Index

Appliqué with helpful Tools & Embellishments

3-D Floral Appliqué
Helpful Ruching Tools for 3-D work
Baltimore Album Floral
Applique Patches, Flowers
Ready to Iron-on
Baltimore Album Floral w/ Birds
Bella Nonna Flower Quilt Patterns
Bella Nonna Petals for Floral Embellishment
Floral Interpretation
Hawaiian Quilts
Mixed Floral, Fruits, Nature
Mixed Applique & Pieced Floral Quilts & Blocks
Realistic Flowers
Alphabet Lettering Books How-to for Hand or Machine
Animals & Butterflies
Cats, Dogs , Birds & Butterflies
Home Decor: Pillows, Kitchen and Dining Room Themes, Baked Goods, Dishes, Tea Pots, Table Runners & More

Also See: Appliqué Thread Patches: Iron-on

Landscape, Nature, Ocean, Water, Wetlands

Also See: Antique & 1920-40s Designs

Log Cabin Background
Also See: Art Quilts using Appliqué (Art Quilts) Patterns for Appliqué
Also See: Baltimore Album (Pictorial Flowers »») Pictorial: Portraits & Figures (human & characters)
  Pictorial Objects Mixed Subjects

Appliqué Index
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Appliqué Index
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Celtic & Bias Tape Piece O' Cake Designs
Christmas (see Holiday-Christmas Index) Pieced Blocks and Borders with Appliqué Overlay
Appl: Curves, Circle, & Cathedral Windows Reverse
Embroidery & Appliqué Row Quilts
Flowers (see Pictorial Flower Index »») Seasonal (see Holiday-Christmas Index)

Appliqué Folk Art & Primitive Index

Iron-on Thread Appliqué Patches Index

Folk Art & Primitive Appliqué Thread Patches: Iron-on

Appliqué Index
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Faux Applique using Color Pencil Techniques  
Fusible Appliqué & Fusible Webbing  
Hawaiian Quilts (ALSO See Pictorial Flowers Index »»)  

 

 

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