Feather Muse - A LITTLE 'MAGIC' MANIFESTS

Magic
I've been opening a lot of unopened drawers,
searching for cloth in the recesses of dark neglected closets
due to the inspiration of  Jude's Magic Feather Project
(see sidebar)   
Rediscovered
A Big Box of Sewing Stuff

My Mother's Pin Cushion

So, although I have still not put needle through cloth,

I now have many more needles, and pins!

Feather Fact and Lore

Just a snippet- an idea of what follows at this site
"Here's a little bit from an article from Garden Shed magazine about birds and their feathers..."While 1,500 - 3,000 feathers cover most birds, the known count ranges from 940 feathers for a hummingbird
to 25,216 for a whistling swan.
Because smaller birds lose heat more rapidly than larger ones, their plumage is denser.
The number of feathers also may vary seasonally:
One goldfinch has 2,368 feathers in winter;
another had 1,439 in June."
http://creatingthehive.com/group/Folklore/posts/79619/feathers-facts-and-lore
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More About Birds And Their Feathers

Listen to a radio clip
http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2011/08/09/birds-and-especially-their-amazing-feathers/
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Grandmas Feather Bed

Why Quilts
from Deanna
http://www.whyquiltsmatter.org/welcome/

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PS

Jude has postponed her Friday Magic Feather instructions to Tuesday

due to the looming hurricane.  May all be well for every one.

PPS

Just One More Quilt Related Treat

LULLABY LAND
directed by Wilford Jackson and released on August 19, 1933.

A little baby and a toy dog have an adventure in the land of patchwork quilts.

This title song of this movie was released as sheet music.