Four calling birds

You will need For the whole quilt ■ Background fabric – 4yds ■ Background for fabric borders – 1½yds ■ Soft pink fabric (sashing cornerstones) – ¾yd ■ Yellow – Two (2) fat quarters ■ Pink – Two (2) fa

Create celebration and nature-inspired blocks with these two gorgeous ideas by Kate Eastwood

You will need ■ Prints, fabrics A – Four (4) fat quarters for A blocks ■ Prints, fabrics B – Four (4) fat quarters for B blocks ■ Dark red fabric – ½yd ■ Background (BKG) – 2½yds ■ Binding – ½yd ■ Bac

You will need ■ Selection of greys/black fabrics (Set 1) – 2¼yds ■ Selection of cream/taupe fabrics (Set 2) – 2¼yds ■ Red contrast fabrics (Set 3) – ⅞yd ■ Border – ⅞yd ■ Backing* – 4¼yds (optional) ■

NOTES ■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WST = wrong sides together. ■ HST = half-square triangle. ■ HR

Jolly frock-coated robins, majestic geese and arboreal partridges make for both literal and symbolic centrepieces at Christmas, says Matthew Dennison, as he revels in the cultural history of the season’s feathered fowl and game