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  #11  
Old September 23rd 11, 04:42 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
betsey
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On Sep 22, 8:40*am, Bronnie wrote:
Here's a pix of a little quilt I have made today - a little gift to
take along on our US trip shortly.

I took the quilt out on to our deck to show my quilting buddy/
neighbour, and who should fly in for a close inspection but a
kookaburra! *Couldn't have orchestrated it better. *At least I think
the quilt is a fair rendition of the subject and he seemed to agree.https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...FJQMQ?feat=dir...

Hugs
Bronnie


ohmygoodness! that is the best picture of a quilt, it's maker and its
inspiration!!!!!! i never knew kooka burra's were so large!

Betsey
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Old September 23rd 11, 08:44 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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On Sep 23, 1:42*pm, betsey wrote:
On Sep 22, 8:40*am, Bronnie wrote:

Here's a pix of a little quilt I have made today - a little gift to
take along on our US trip shortly.


I took the quilt out on to our deck to show my quilting buddy/
neighbour, and who should fly in for a close inspection but a
kookaburra! *Couldn't have orchestrated it better. *At least I think
the quilt is a fair rendition of the subject and he seemed to agree.https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...FJQMQ?feat=dir...


Hugs
Bronnie


ohmygoodness! *that is the best picture of a quilt, it's maker and its
inspiration!!!!!! * i never knew kooka burra's were so large!

Betsey


I think the planets aligned yesterday Betsey!
Today I am making the koala quilt, but the story won't match
yesterdays I'm afraid. Altho we did have a koala in a tree last
month, but we could only get a good look at him thru our binoculars.
Yes, they are quite a solid bird and their feathers on the chest and
head tend to fluff out.
Bronnie
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Old September 23rd 11, 08:45 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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On Sep 23, 1:23*pm, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Now that was an education. *I only knew Kookaburra as a silly song the
little folks sang. *Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh. *Didn't know it was a bird.
How just simply gloriously wonderful that one stooped to pose with your
grand quilt. *WoooooHooo. *Polly







"IMS" wrote in messagenews:14sn771iolrst4aib9ovmpkea9vl4obgv4@4ax .com...
Ohmygosh that is just toooooo sweet - both the picture and the quilt!


-Irene


On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:40:10 -0700 (PDT), Bronnie
wrote:


Here's a pix of a little quilt I have made today - a little gift to
take along on our US trip shortly.


I took the quilt out on to our deck to show my quilting buddy/
neighbour, and who should fly in for a close inspection but a
kookaburra! *Couldn't have orchestrated it better. *At least I think
the quilt is a fair rendition of the subject and he seemed to agree.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...FJQMQ?feat=dir....


Hugs
Bronnie


Thanks Polly. What fun! The kookaburra actually laughs. I wonder if
I can find a sample on you-tube and post the link.

Bronnie
  #14  
Old September 23rd 11, 01:34 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Louise In Iowa
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What a great story and nature lesson. Not long-winded at all! The bird
is fascinating, and the quilt is beautiful. Good work!

Louise in Iowa
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On 9/22/2011 5:53 PM, Bronnie wrote:
On Sep 23, 3:40 am, wrote:
Bronnie, how do you get a wild bird to come so close to you? Do you feed it or is it accustomed to you?

Sunny



Thank you, all of you, for your kind comments! It was such a great
day - making a little quilt, beautiful sunshine, and asking the
neighbours in for a glass of champagne (just because we can ) and
a cheese plate at 5pm.
The scene therefore, was a large table, and five of us sitting around,
glass in hand, enjoying cheese, stuffed eggs and spicy whipped feta.
In flew Mr Kookaburra. We had just been admiring the quilt. I dashed
upstairs to get my camera telling everyone to keep Mr K on the rail.
I sidled close to him and there's the pix! Mr K then called in
reinforcements, and we had another two on the railings and a couple
more in the trees.
In answer to questions on how tame they are -- well, some folk feed
them (raw chopped ground meat), but really I don't approve, they have
a natural food source all year (insects, small snakes, skinks, little
wild rodents). These ones are definitely used to us, and they were
looking at the table and hoping to cadge something but there was no
meat around. One of them hopped onto the back of the chair and
Margaret got quite startled. They have a very strong beak but I've
not known them to attack a person. Once, DH and I were enjoying a
bbq roast pork dish out on the deck, and suddenly there were feathers
and bird going everywhere, the kooka had hopped from the rail to
*under* DH's arm as he was eating and grabbed a bit of meat off his
plate! Goodness, that did give us a fright.
The pieced block pattern is from a book titlted "Quilt a Koala" -
Australian Animals and Birds in Patchwork by Margaret Rolfe, published
2000. Rolfe is a well known Australian quilter/author. It has about
20 designs, all charming.
I used the block pattern and designed the setting and wording.
How I came to do this, is, I was just thinking last week I should make
a couple of little gifts to take to the US next week. DH goes out to
the doctor, calls into our library's second hand bookshop and comes
home with this! Exactly a pattern I was thinking of - how amazing is
that, that man is so intuitive. Me, I'm not so keen on applique, so
foundation piecing was perfect.
I'll make one more, either the koala or the bird called a 'galah'
which is pink and grey.

Oh, one more thing -- that fabric for the kooka's wings - I was
rootling around in my black and brown fabric drawer and out jumped a
8x10in scrap of that fabric with feathers. I tell you, that fabric
has been there for 15 years! I remember making something with it
years ago. Meant to be, as they say.

Sorry this reply is a bit long winded.

Hugs
Bronnie

  #15  
Old September 24th 11, 07:12 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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How delightful! The quilt is stunning and the bird is too cute!

Claudia
  #16  
Old September 24th 11, 11:29 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Bronnie, Thank you for the story and picture! Great little quilt! In
grade school "Kookaburra" was one of the songs we learned. Oh and
"Waltzing Matilda".

Mary Helen in Arizona

Bronnie wrote:
On Sep 23, 3:40 am, Sunny wrote:
Bronnie, how do you get a wild bird to come so close to you? Do you feed it or is it accustomed to you?

Sunny



Thank you, all of you, for your kind comments! It was such a great
day - making a little quilt, beautiful sunshine, and asking the
neighbours in for a glass of champagne (just because we can ) and
a cheese plate at 5pm.
The scene therefore, was a large table, and five of us sitting around,
glass in hand, enjoying cheese, stuffed eggs and spicy whipped feta.
In flew Mr Kookaburra. We had just been admiring the quilt. I dashed
upstairs to get my camera telling everyone to keep Mr K on the rail.
I sidled close to him and there's the pix! Mr K then called in
reinforcements, and we had another two on the railings and a couple
more in the trees.
In answer to questions on how tame they are -- well, some folk feed
them (raw chopped ground meat), but really I don't approve, they have
a natural food source all year (insects, small snakes, skinks, little
wild rodents). These ones are definitely used to us, and they were
looking at the table and hoping to cadge something but there was no
meat around. One of them hopped onto the back of the chair and
Margaret got quite startled. They have a very strong beak but I've
not known them to attack a person. Once, DH and I were enjoying a
bbq roast pork dish out on the deck, and suddenly there were feathers
and bird going everywhere, the kooka had hopped from the rail to
*under* DH's arm as he was eating and grabbed a bit of meat off his
plate! Goodness, that did give us a fright.
The pieced block pattern is from a book titlted "Quilt a Koala" -
Australian Animals and Birds in Patchwork by Margaret Rolfe, published
2000. Rolfe is a well known Australian quilter/author. It has about
20 designs, all charming.
I used the block pattern and designed the setting and wording.
How I came to do this, is, I was just thinking last week I should make
a couple of little gifts to take to the US next week. DH goes out to
the doctor, calls into our library's second hand bookshop and comes
home with this! Exactly a pattern I was thinking of - how amazing is
that, that man is so intuitive. Me, I'm not so keen on applique, so
foundation piecing was perfect.
I'll make one more, either the koala or the bird called a 'galah'
which is pink and grey.

Oh, one more thing -- that fabric for the kooka's wings - I was
rootling around in my black and brown fabric drawer and out jumped a
8x10in scrap of that fabric with feathers. I tell you, that fabric
has been there for 15 years! I remember making something with it
years ago. Meant to be, as they say.

Sorry this reply is a bit long winded.

Hugs
Bronnie

  #17  
Old September 24th 11, 02:06 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Bronnie[_2_]
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On Sep 24, 8:29*pm, Mary O'Neill wrote:
Bronnie, Thank you for the story and picture! *Great little quilt! *In
grade school "Kookaburra" was one of the songs we learned. *Oh and
"Waltzing Matilda".

Mary Helen in Arizona

Bronnie wrote:
On Sep 23, 3:40 am, Sunny wrote:
Bronnie, how do you get a wild bird to come so close to you? Do you feed it or is it accustomed to you?


Sunny


Thank you, all of you, for your kind comments! * It was such a great
day - making a little quilt, beautiful sunshine, and asking the
neighbours in for a glass of champagne (just because we can *) and
a cheese plate at 5pm.
The scene therefore, was a large table, and five of us sitting around,
glass in hand, enjoying cheese, stuffed eggs and spicy whipped feta.
In flew Mr Kookaburra. *We had just been admiring the quilt. *I dashed
upstairs to get my camera telling everyone to keep Mr K on the rail.
I sidled close to him and there's the pix! *Mr K then called in
reinforcements, and we had another two on the railings and a couple
more in the trees.
In answer to questions on how tame they are -- well, some folk feed
them (raw chopped ground meat), but really I don't approve, they have
a natural food source all year (insects, small snakes, skinks, little
wild rodents). * These ones are definitely used to us, and they were
looking at the table and hoping to cadge something but there was no
meat around. *One of them hopped onto the back of the chair and
Margaret got quite startled. *They have a very strong beak but I've
not known them to attack a person. * Once, DH and I were enjoying a
bbq roast pork dish out on the deck, and suddenly there were feathers
and bird going everywhere, the kooka had hopped from the rail to
*under* DH's arm as he was eating and grabbed a bit *of meat off his
plate! *Goodness, that did give us a fright.
The pieced block pattern is from a book titlted "Quilt a Koala" -
Australian Animals and Birds in Patchwork by Margaret Rolfe, published
2000. Rolfe is a well known Australian quilter/author. *It has about
20 designs, all charming.
I used the block pattern and designed the setting and wording.
How I came to do this, is, I was just thinking last week I should make
a couple of little gifts to take to the US next week. *DH goes out to
the doctor, calls into our library's second hand bookshop and comes
home with this! Exactly a pattern I was thinking of - how amazing is
that, that man is so intuitive. *Me, I'm not so keen on applique, so
foundation piecing was perfect.
I'll make one more, either the koala or the bird called a 'galah'
which is pink and grey.


Oh, one more thing -- that fabric for the kooka's wings - I was
rootling around in my black and brown fabric drawer and out jumped a
8x10in scrap of that fabric with feathers. *I tell you, that fabric
has been there for 15 years! *I remember making something with it
years ago. *Meant to be, as they say.


Sorry this reply is a bit long winded.


Hugs
Bronnie


I'm really surprised those songs were taught in the USA all those
years ago...who would have thought?

Bronnie
  #18  
Old September 25th 11, 08:07 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Karen, Queen of Squishies
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I'd say the whole thing was 'meant to be' from idea, to how the pattern
came home, to how the bird came at just the right time - and stayed!
Top notch all the way around!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

  #19  
Old October 3rd 11, 08:01 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Sandy E
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Howdy!

Funny how the kookaburra wears that bandit's mask, just like a raccoon,
always waiting for the opportunity to steal a bit of something. ;-

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

Good job, Bronnie!

R/Sandy

On 9/22/11 5:53 PM, in article
, "Bronnie"
wrote:



Thank you, all of you, for your kind comments! It was such a great
day - making a little quilt, beautiful sunshine, and asking the
neighbours in for a glass of champagne (just because we can ) and
a cheese plate at 5pm.
The scene therefore, was a large table, and five of us sitting around,
glass in hand, enjoying cheese, stuffed eggs and spicy whipped feta.
In flew Mr Kookaburra. We had just been admiring the quilt. I dashed
upstairs to get my camera telling everyone to keep Mr K on the rail.
I sidled close to him and there's the pix! Mr K then called in
reinforcements, and we had another two on the railings and a couple
more in the trees.
In answer to questions on how tame they are -- well, some folk feed
them (raw chopped ground meat), but really I don't approve, they have
a natural food source all year (insects, small snakes, skinks, little
wild rodents). These ones are definitely used to us, and they were
looking at the table and hoping to cadge something but there was no
meat around. One of them hopped onto the back of the chair and
Margaret got quite startled. They have a very strong beak but I've
not known them to attack a person. Once, DH and I were enjoying a
bbq roast pork dish out on the deck, and suddenly there were feathers
and bird going everywhere, the kooka had hopped from the rail to
*under* DH's arm as he was eating and grabbed a bit of meat off his
plate! Goodness, that did give us a fright.
The pieced block pattern is from a book titlted "Quilt a Koala" -
Australian Animals and Birds in Patchwork by Margaret Rolfe, published
2000. Rolfe is a well known Australian quilter/author. It has about
20 designs, all charming.
I used the block pattern and designed the setting and wording.
How I came to do this, is, I was just thinking last week I should make
a couple of little gifts to take to the US next week. DH goes out to
the doctor, calls into our library's second hand bookshop and comes
home with this! Exactly a pattern I was thinking of - how amazing is
that, that man is so intuitive. Me, I'm not so keen on applique, so
foundation piecing was perfect.
I'll make one more, either the koala or the bird called a 'galah'
which is pink and grey.

Oh, one more thing -- that fabric for the kooka's wings - I was
rootling around in my black and brown fabric drawer and out jumped a
8x10in scrap of that fabric with feathers. I tell you, that fabric
has been there for 15 years! I remember making something with it
years ago. Meant to be, as they say.

Sorry this reply is a bit long winded.

Hugs
Bronnie


 




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