The design is taken from 'A Quilters Ark' by Margaret Wolfe. This is quite an old book but I have used it a lot. On this occasion I chose animals of the world because both sides of the family have lived abroad a good deal. My nephew was born in Egypt (hence the camel) and the family also lived in other parts of Africa. There are a couple of North American animals and a koala because his mother has family in Australia. It is foundation pieced and I have to admit I bottled out of trying to create a kiwi as this is a technique I find useful but do not particularly enjoy.
Last year I made the baby next door one of these hangings but with farmyard and domestic animals.
I had to give my sister instructions on how to hang it so we were pleased to get an e-mail yesterday showing the hanging correctly hung! Now I am wondering whether to make one for my hairdresser who is expecting a baby in the New Year. I have realised I can make a smaller one, either two by two blocks or three in a vertical row. In the meantime I plan to get back to map quilts, having got an idea for a second one in my head.
