Bird of Paradise, aka Chickens

I am a fan of Jenny at Missouri Star Quilting and watch her new video every Friday.  I almost always want to make what she is showing, but it's just not possible to make them all.  This last week though I had to make something because in an abstract way it looked like chickens.  I don't know why, but I like chickens.  Here is a link to Jenny's video:  triple-play-drunkards-path-tutorial  The block involves making two drunkards path blocks, four triangle leg blocks and uses 10 additional squares of fabric.  The biggest drunkard's path block I could make was 3.5" unfinished so my blocks are smaller than Jenny's.  Here's my first block with the pieces laid out and ready to sew together.

Here are two mirror image chickens.  I've placed two black buttons where their eyes might be if it helps you to see the chickens.  They have gold legs and beaks, red combs and wattles and green and blue/gray tail feathers.

Here are four sewn together.  You may have noticed my chicken themed fabric as well.....what can I say, I like chickens.

I have added a border of 2.5" squares and laid out the binding I am going to use when it's finished.  It is 28.5" square and will make a nice table topper as the center is plain so the design won't be obscured by a centerpiece.

I thought I would be doing more sewing with the stay at home conditions we are in, but have been surprisingly busy with other  activities as well.  I have also made two more Chic Kisses blocks, but didn't take a picture of them as they all look the same.

Drunkard's Path, Spice Bazaar Quilt in Progress

I don't usually buy fabrics unless I am collecting them toward a specific project but I will buy backing if there is a really great sale.  However, this particular paisley fabric I saw and bought, along with two coordinating solids, just because I liked it, without knowing what I was going to make with it.  It is not this red in real life.  I love paisleys.

I probably bought it several years ago.  In May of 2016, I decided to make a Drunkard's Path with it.  I had never made a curved quilt block, but it didn't turn out to be that difficult.  I still on occasion have to redo a part of the curve to get rid of some bumps or tiny pleats, so it is not as easy as straight piecing but not hideously awful either.  Here it is 4 x 4 blocks large.  This is a better picture of the true colours.

And grown to 6 x 6 blocks large.

And next 8 x 8 blocks large.

Now 10 x 10 blocks large.

I discovered I forgot to take a picture of 12 x 12 blocks, but here it is today up to 14 x 14 blocks large.

It is currently approximately 64" square.  I figure if I can add three more rows to 20 x 20 blocks it will be 92" square but that will depend on whether I have enough material, so we shall see.  Today I decided to call the quilt "Spice Bazaar" because the colours reminded me of the beautifully coloured spices we saw in the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey.