Osprey's Nest

I've been working on my Osprey's Nest on and off for a few weeks....and I finally managed to get it all done....Overall, it was a really easy one, but very time consuming, since the pieces finish at 1". Yes, they are cut at 1 1/2". Of course, I took my pictures, boxed up the quilt and THEN realized that it was upside down in all of my pictures. Typical Catherine.....

I did make some change to the pattern to get the effect that I wanted, and I did want to make sure that you knew in the event you want to repeat this one.

1. I reversed the lights and darks. If you look at the original pattern you will notice that the darks are along the edge, and the center "paths" are light. I reversed these, making the pattern's darks into brights, and the pattern's lights into dark blues. I also chose to scrap both the lights and the darks. In the pattern, only the darks are scrappy. I made both scrappy, because if 9 fabrics is good, surely 18 is better. Right?

2. I added additional fabrics. In a couple of different locations. In addition to making the darks scrappy, I also made the dark geese scrappy to carry through that scenario. In addition, I chose a separate set of fabrics for the bright geese, since I wanted the geese to "color wash" and there were only 9 fabrics in the body component, and 12 geese. Since I was adding at least 3, I decided to choose clearer colors for the geese that I had for the logs. So, I actually added 6 fabrics for the bright geese, and left a few out (for example, there are no purple geese). This was done mainly because I needed fabrics that were enough contrast to the navy blues that they could stand out, and the purples just couldn't do that, so they got replaced. I also ran short of the original pinks, so I had to replace those....

And that folks is Osprey's Nest. It might be my favorite Judy so far. Which is saying a lot. I love the traditional-ness of it (is that a word???). I love the modern-ness of it. I just love it all around. 

I dropped it off at the quilter, and now I am anxiously awaiting its return.....

Now, what project should I work on??? Oh, the pressure....

Happy Quilting!

Catherine