When you start looking at quilt block names, you quickly notice something: we quilters have always loved naming our blocks after the world around us. Everyday life, nature, politics, faith, and even big historical events all show up in the names we still use today.
One theme that pops up again and again is birds. From the “Goose Tracks” block to “Birds in the Air,” our feathered friends have found their way into quilting history ...