Spring Wildlife Wall Hanging

Several years ago I bought six black and white blocks depicting wildlife and trees we see up here in the North Woods. I stored them away in one of my boxes of quilting fabric waiting for inspiration to strike as to the best way to use them in a quilted piece. Well, now I only have three of them still left waiting for inspiration because I finally used three in this wall hanging.

I wanted to create something to use in the early spring months. A time that is still without much color up here so the black and white blocks fill the bill for that. The surrounding colors I chose, worked in a modified Log Cabin block, add color to the piece along with reminding me of the pastels of early blooms and greenings mixed with the darker colors of branches and twigs.

I machine pieced and hand quilted it.

I did some quilting in each wildlife block to give it texture. (Unfortunately, I lack the photographic skill to make the hand quilting show up in the above photo. Or perhaps lack a good enough camera. Or perhaps a combination of both!)

Now, anybody got a good idea for a quilted piece using a block of bald eagles soaring, a clump of birch trees, and evergreens on a hillside?