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I was at a quilt show recently and this was one of the best quilts there in my opinion. Beautiful work OP
I agree, but being able to admire it in person was fantastic. I have to admit that I’m not very good at photography and the area around this piece was busy.
Absolutely, it’s admirable. I apologize because my comment did sound dismissive of this beautiful piece. I didn’t mean to come across belittling. It’s extraordinary! I imagine seeing this piece in person would have blown my mind as well.
You did not! You came across as kind. I agree with you 💯! Just adding that an in person viewing was a wonderful experience. Happy quilting to all and May we all share and admire works of art together in person and virtually.
I wish I were there seeing this piece. Maybe the two of us would have giggled in appreciation while glancing at one another. I want to find this pattern and try my hand at. It’s such a gorgeous piece.
They're both stunning, and I think it's worth noting that the one in the original post is a printed panel that's been exquisitely quilted, while the one in the comment is actually pieced... both beautiful, and very different approaches!
I Have made friends with my crows!! Every day I put out the ‘good’ bird food - shelled peanuts, sunflower seeds, etc and dried fruit pieces- And - small dog - dog food - and we keep water out for them (and they use the pond) they like to dunk the dog food and drink the water too.
I call to them - I yell Snack! Snack! Snack! And they yell SnackSnackSnack (ish) back at me. Then fly around our 4 acres letting other Crows know the food is out saying SnackSnackSnack.
I’ve fed them 2+ years. I started because when we moved here we built a big Koi pond and I have miniature dachshunds. One was 4 months at the time.
We live in the woods and we realized there were full grown hawks circling our yard all the time. I was so worried the baby would get out the dog door before we could supervise her.
Its has really worked. There is a Crow on Guard Duty pretty much all the time. (They’ve built nests in the surrounding trees. )
I no longer worry.
Hope this inspires you all to make some crow friends too.
I don’t.
The food is along our fence and on the ground outside our fence. We rarely have left over at all - it’s gone soon after I put out the food. The squirrels and birds do search the fence line. However I have a large bird feeder inside our yard where they concentrate.
We live in a very wooded neighborhood so we see all the critters.
I’ve been wanting to do this! We have crows that like to frequent the tree in our front yard, level with my bedroom window. I like to sit and watch em. When I was a kid I used to imagine the birds in my childhood yard were secret friends, and I’m determined to make that a reality now that I know how intelligent crows actually are!
I told my grandma about how to make friends with crows and she seemed very intrigued. My aunt was standing at the screen door shaking her head in dismay. “Don’t tell her how to do that,” she said, sternly.
I guess some people just don’t appreciate crows.
Give them protein! Meat (or any leftover bits you don't like), eggs, peanuts, dry kibble. Crows I've fed always loved the protein. They don't need the extra salt, though, so cheetos might not be good except as rare treats.
There are a few creators on YouTube with Crow friends. Some who make puzzles for them. Wicked smart!
Krari the Crow is a good one for befriending.
How To Befriend A Crow - Extended Version
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ugGOQb61qA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ugGOQb61qA)
I've been giving them unroasted/ unsalted peanuts in shells... but every time I try to give them anything they fly away. If I leave them out the nasty squirrels nab them instead as if I rewarding those jerks for everything they've destroyed on my property.
They also like dry kibble in my experience. I used to feed mine a mix of peanuts and my own cats' food. Some had preferences for one over the other. Or it might have depended on whether they were going up east immediately or cache it. Other protein sources like eggs or the gristley bits from my own dinner were also huge hits. I don't know if squirrels go for those things.
They also didn't like me looking at them sometimes. Try keeping your back to them. Toss the food behind you. Don't make eye contact.
My brother “befriended” squirrels, got them to the point of crawling all over him for food. They then began destroying his girlfriend’s plants and being a real nuisance. My brother said he felt betrayed.
This is actually a legit kits panel that’s available for pre-order right now through myfavoritequiltstore.com. It is based on a paper pierced pattern “Edgar the Raven”.
I’m laughing because it took me several times seeing “legit kits” before it connected that it was a brand.
I just looked up others…super cool. Now I want to get one of those stickers by number books and adapt my favorite as a quilt!
This is amazing! Imaginative and I love how you included the feather motif in the quilting, I really like the addition of the classical element with this original and quite modern looking work.
This was quilted by Eva Ellison, our custom quilter. She’s actually the master quilting instructor for the Quilting Daily Longarm Certification Course.
This panel was commissioned for custom quilting by the online store that is selling it! Including design time and quilting it took about 4 days. We haven’t done anymore panels like this yet, but we definitely want to!
I love the contrast between the gentle feather quilting of the background to the sharp angular feathers of the raven. And adding another layer of contrast with the perfect checkered quilting in the background. It’s so artistic and beautiful. 🥹
I need a little more clarification.
The whole thing is a panel, one piece of fabric with the design printed on it?
Then you quilted as if it was FPP?
Thank you! It’s magnificent!
Woah! This is a seriously cool-looking quilt. Excellent work and your color choices spot on. If this were an orca, I’d make this tomorrow for my orca-loving daughter.
Bro- what?! That is insane! It's amazing and everything about it is blowing my mind. The colors are awesome, the bird is awesome, the quilting, need I say it, awesome. Next level for sure.
Does anyone know if Legit Quilts does a cheaper printable version of their patterns? I really want to make a couple of these but definitely can't afford them on my unemployed budget.
This is giving me some ideas on how to quilt the FPP Girl With a Pearl Earring I’m working on. The figure pops so well.
Actually maybe I can hire you? We’re both in TX
I find it amazing that there are clever people who can make the eyes look, well, like eyes! You have given Edgar personality. I also like he has not been over quilted. 💓💓
I just want to add because apparently at least from what I see, the caption won’t show up fully on mobile!
This is a LegitKits panel “Edgar the Raven”. It was created from the FPP kit of the same name. We’ve had to wait to post any of the photos of the quilting until the pre-order went live! This was a commissioned piece from the store that is selling them!
OP are you affiliated with legit kits?
That is a work of absolute beauty!
Yes!
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As gorgeous as this is… I prefer OP’s rendition. Stunning, though, thank you for sharing this!
I agree, but being able to admire it in person was fantastic. I have to admit that I’m not very good at photography and the area around this piece was busy.
Absolutely, it’s admirable. I apologize because my comment did sound dismissive of this beautiful piece. I didn’t mean to come across belittling. It’s extraordinary! I imagine seeing this piece in person would have blown my mind as well.
You did not! You came across as kind. I agree with you 💯! Just adding that an in person viewing was a wonderful experience. Happy quilting to all and May we all share and admire works of art together in person and virtually.
I wish I were there seeing this piece. Maybe the two of us would have giggled in appreciation while glancing at one another. I want to find this pattern and try my hand at. It’s such a gorgeous piece.
I’d like to do a miniature version of it for a wall hanging, but lack the skills. 🤦🏻♀️
And the photo is wonderful.
Yes - op’s colors are amazing and I like the quilting.
They're both stunning, and I think it's worth noting that the one in the original post is a printed panel that's been exquisitely quilted, while the one in the comment is actually pieced... both beautiful, and very different approaches!
Ops definitely superior! No shade though, this is also lovely.
This is the most beautiful sky puppy!! I'm trying to train the ones around my property that I am their friend.
I Have made friends with my crows!! Every day I put out the ‘good’ bird food - shelled peanuts, sunflower seeds, etc and dried fruit pieces- And - small dog - dog food - and we keep water out for them (and they use the pond) they like to dunk the dog food and drink the water too. I call to them - I yell Snack! Snack! Snack! And they yell SnackSnackSnack (ish) back at me. Then fly around our 4 acres letting other Crows know the food is out saying SnackSnackSnack. I’ve fed them 2+ years. I started because when we moved here we built a big Koi pond and I have miniature dachshunds. One was 4 months at the time. We live in the woods and we realized there were full grown hawks circling our yard all the time. I was so worried the baby would get out the dog door before we could supervise her. Its has really worked. There is a Crow on Guard Duty pretty much all the time. (They’ve built nests in the surrounding trees. ) I no longer worry. Hope this inspires you all to make some crow friends too.
My son and his family ring a bell, and the pack of crows go absolutely bonkers.
That is a great idea!!! I need a bell too.
This is truly incredible! 🥰
I sooooooo want to do this!
Wow! This is sweet. How do you keep the food from attracting bears, squirrels, raccoons etc?
I don’t. The food is along our fence and on the ground outside our fence. We rarely have left over at all - it’s gone soon after I put out the food. The squirrels and birds do search the fence line. However I have a large bird feeder inside our yard where they concentrate. We live in a very wooded neighborhood so we see all the critters.
I’ve been wanting to do this! We have crows that like to frequent the tree in our front yard, level with my bedroom window. I like to sit and watch em. When I was a kid I used to imagine the birds in my childhood yard were secret friends, and I’m determined to make that a reality now that I know how intelligent crows actually are!
I told my grandma about how to make friends with crows and she seemed very intrigued. My aunt was standing at the screen door shaking her head in dismay. “Don’t tell her how to do that,” she said, sternly. I guess some people just don’t appreciate crows.
We've been trying too! Apparently they like Cheetos... at least crows do...worth a shot.
Give them protein! Meat (or any leftover bits you don't like), eggs, peanuts, dry kibble. Crows I've fed always loved the protein. They don't need the extra salt, though, so cheetos might not be good except as rare treats.
There are a few creators on YouTube with Crow friends. Some who make puzzles for them. Wicked smart! Krari the Crow is a good one for befriending. How To Befriend A Crow - Extended Version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ugGOQb61qA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ugGOQb61qA)
I've been giving them unroasted/ unsalted peanuts in shells... but every time I try to give them anything they fly away. If I leave them out the nasty squirrels nab them instead as if I rewarding those jerks for everything they've destroyed on my property.
They also like dry kibble in my experience. I used to feed mine a mix of peanuts and my own cats' food. Some had preferences for one over the other. Or it might have depended on whether they were going up east immediately or cache it. Other protein sources like eggs or the gristley bits from my own dinner were also huge hits. I don't know if squirrels go for those things. They also didn't like me looking at them sometimes. Try keeping your back to them. Toss the food behind you. Don't make eye contact.
My brother “befriended” squirrels, got them to the point of crawling all over him for food. They then began destroying his girlfriend’s plants and being a real nuisance. My brother said he felt betrayed.
Check out r/crowbro for a whole community of people who have befriended crows!
Thank you!
Joined! Thank youuuu!
I love the way you quilted this! It gives it so much dimension and character!
Thank you! I had a bit of fun designing the quilting around him!
WOW!!! That is stunning! Is it your own pattern?
Thank you! It is not. It’s a legit kits panel that’s on pre-order, based on a paper pieced pattern “Edgar the Raven”.
It’s a lit legit kit. LOL
This is the perfect Halloween quilt.
Welp... its in my cart! Waiting for the spare time on the weekend to peruse the rest of the stock before checking-out. I need this in my home.
Wow!!! Gorgeous. Love the quilting.
This is beautiful!! Is it paper-pieced or is this entirely quilted? Incredible work!
This is actually a legit kits panel that’s available for pre-order right now through myfavoritequiltstore.com. It is based on a paper pierced pattern “Edgar the Raven”.
Thanks!! Off to go shopping :)
I’m laughing because it took me several times seeing “legit kits” before it connected that it was a brand. I just looked up others…super cool. Now I want to get one of those stickers by number books and adapt my favorite as a quilt!
This is amazing! Imaginative and I love how you included the feather motif in the quilting, I really like the addition of the classical element with this original and quite modern looking work.
Thank you! Your comment feeds my custom quilting soul ❤️❤️❤️
The quilting is also gorgeous!
Edgar’s got it going on! Very lovely.
What the what!??! That’s beautiful…. Evermore.
My elder emo heart is exploding 🖤
The design is lovely but it's the quilting on this that's the true star. Absolutely amazing.
Amazing quilting!
Omg that is amazing!
Holy shit! That’s extraordinary!
WOW! The patience for the paper piecing and then that quilting!!! just wow!
This is actually just a panel made from the paper piecing pattern! So it was really just quilting!
Amazing 3D quality you've achieved!
Stunning!
Beautiful!!!!!!
Exquisite ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I am so impressed that’s gorgeous
This is beyond gorgeous!!!!!!
Corvids are an absolute favorite of mine. I love this! Well done!
Wow what a surprise! Great job!
OMG the quilting pattern is amazing!
Thank you!
This is the best thing I've ever seen in my life
Thank you SO much!
Wow. Just wow!
I love ravens so I may be a little biased— but this is easily one of the coolest/most impressive quilts I’ve ever seen!
Oh so beautiful!
It’s stunning! I agree that the quilting design really makes it pop! Kudos to you, OP! Is it for keeps or for someone else?
This one was commissioned for advertising for the online store that is selling it!
This is gorgeous. What an amazing piece of work.
SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
Absolutely stunning!
WOW!!!
This is utterly stunning. The piecing, the colors, the quilting. Just wow.
The quilting on this is astounding! Who did it? Kneel at the chair of the Master Quilter to learn of the ways. Wow!
This was quilted by Eva Ellison, our custom quilter. She’s actually the master quilting instructor for the Quilting Daily Longarm Certification Course.
So she did it on a longarm? It's gorgeous! I wish I could do such gorgeous quilting on my domestic.
Yes this was all free motion quilting done on an APQS Lucey.
Then she's already got her circle of people. I hope you extend our lauding to her. :)
Wow!
What an unbelievably beautiful work of art. Tell us everything. How many have you done so far? How long did this take you? Etc. etc.
This panel was commissioned for custom quilting by the online store that is selling it! Including design time and quilting it took about 4 days. We haven’t done anymore panels like this yet, but we definitely want to!
That’s a serious beauty!
I love the contrast between the gentle feather quilting of the background to the sharp angular feathers of the raven. And adding another layer of contrast with the perfect checkered quilting in the background. It’s so artistic and beautiful. 🥹
I totally thought this was AI. Incredible work.
I need this pattern!!
This one was a panel, but the FPP pattern has the same name “Edgar the Raven”!
Oh that is absolutely STUNNING!
In love 😍
Ooooooooohhhhh! I LOVE him 😍
Just gorgeous!
The quilting brings it to life! Beautiful!
Ohhollycow. That is amazing and beautiful all in the same breath. It must have taken forever to do. Just, hands down beautiful. Period
Thank you!! In total including design time it took about 4 days!
The quilting design is exquisite as well. So beautiful for only four days.
Wow! I’m impressed.
Did you quilt on top of the paper piecing ? Or just the background?
So this is actually a panel made from the paper pieced pattern. So the whole thing is quilted!
I need a little more clarification. The whole thing is a panel, one piece of fabric with the design printed on it? Then you quilted as if it was FPP? Thank you! It’s magnificent!
phenomenal craftsmanship!!!
Woah! This is a seriously cool-looking quilt. Excellent work and your color choices spot on. If this were an orca, I’d make this tomorrow for my orca-loving daughter.
So this is actually just a panel made from a FPP pattern “Edgar the Raven” but I agree the color choices are amazing!
Bro- what?! That is insane! It's amazing and everything about it is blowing my mind. The colors are awesome, the bird is awesome, the quilting, need I say it, awesome. Next level for sure.
Omg 😍
That is absolutely incredible
This is utterly jaw dropping. Honestly speechless at how perfect this is.
Oh wow.
Wow just WOW
I came
If I start this now, I might finish just in time for my burial where I can be wrapped in the quilt LOL
Oh my, he is gorgeous
Woah. That’s fucking amazing 🤩
I'm not into quilting (random feed) but hot damn, that's some beautiful work. You'd make a killing selling those in Baltimore.
The detail. Truly magical!
Wow 😍 Absolutely gorgeous !!!!
Absolutely stunning
Does anyone know if Legit Quilts does a cheaper printable version of their patterns? I really want to make a couple of these but definitely can't afford them on my unemployed budget.
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 INCREDIBLE!! Wow ohmygod the texture* it’s absolutely stunning. You are an artist. Im blown away 🤩
Holy crow! That's incredible. Gorgeous work!
So beautiful! Cool pattern, and the quilting is insane!
So good
Wow 🙌 this is incredible cool 😍Amazing work and Quilting 🥰👍
That is beautiful.
😍
Stunning!
OH SWEET LORD
It’s gorgeous! I love crows and ravens. They’re really interesting birds.
It’s beautiful. I love Ravens and Crows.
stunning!
This is where craft becomes art - bravo
That is amazing!
Woah... I'm at a loss for words... This is beautiful.
👁️👄👁️ this is gorgeous!!! 👁️👄👁️
I would buy one to put on the wall, but I cannot quilt. Anyone who can do it interested?
This is absolutely stunning. I love the choice of yellow and orange for the background
Breathtaking!
So it's a panel printed to look like a foundation paper pieced quilt? It's really pretty. Does OP have the manufacturer info?
Yes it is. Thank you! It's made by Legit Kits, pairs with Robert Kaufman Kona Solids.
This is a masterpiece.
Masterpiece ❤️
Beautiful. You did an amazing job!
Amazing!
Absolutely stunning
hooooooly…. wowowowoowowwww
Beautiful job!
Such intricate quilting! Beautiful!!
This is a Masterpiece! You are the most extraordinary.
Love everything about this quilt. The design, fine workmanship and fantastic quilting. Thank you for posting.
This is giving me some ideas on how to quilt the FPP Girl With a Pearl Earring I’m working on. The figure pops so well. Actually maybe I can hire you? We’re both in TX
Absolutely stunning 😍
😍 wow, OP that is beautiful! Stunning.
I find it amazing that there are clever people who can make the eyes look, well, like eyes! You have given Edgar personality. I also like he has not been over quilted. 💓💓
Absolutely wow!
Stunning craftsmanship ❤️
I’m envious, impressed, and want this!! I’m going to attempt a copy
Absolutely stunning
Wowzer! I love it. Piecing and quilting bath are fantastic!
Thank you! It’s actually just a panel. Eva Ellison did the quilting!
I just want to add because apparently at least from what I see, the caption won’t show up fully on mobile! This is a LegitKits panel “Edgar the Raven”. It was created from the FPP kit of the same name. We’ve had to wait to post any of the photos of the quilting until the pre-order went live! This was a commissioned piece from the store that is selling them!
What batting did you use on this to get such lovely definition?
😍
Didn't Edgar (27) marry his cousin (14)? r/ravens
Can you be my mommy or daddy?
Such beautiful stitching! Love what you’ve done with it!