Black & White Darting Birds Quilt Block Pattern

By Janet Wickell, About.com Guide

Black and White Darting Birds Against a Blue Sky

This version of the Darting Birds quilt block was used for a (now finished) Quilting Forum swap. Change the fabrics in any way you like.

Finished Darting Birds Quilt Block: 6" square

Darting Birds Fabric Choices

For each block, you'll need only two fabrics:

1. One blue tone-on-tone print (or batik or hand dye) that is a believable SKY blue color for the background; this fabric should contain blues only.

2. One black and white print for the bird's body; this fabric should contain no other colors -- black and white only

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If you are making multiple blocks, each block must contain a unique combination of black and white and blue fabrics. You can repeat fabrics as long as each combination is unique.

Cutting Chart for One Darting Birds Quilt Block

Sky Blue:

• (6) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares

Black and White Print:

• (3) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
  
• (2) 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangles

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