polkadodowp
2006, 40 x 43 inches

Shortly after “Tickled Pink,” I listed all the animals I’d like to create in fabric. A dodo was at the top of the list. Everyone knows the story of the dodo, though I thought it unfair that its history is often seen as comment on the dodo’s intelligence rather than the tragedy that it was. With the composition and pose I tried to convey my dodo with a sense of good humor but also dignity. All the fabrics used in this piece are polka dot prints.

Quilt Stories: Polka Dodo

8 Comments

  • Susan,
    I want to make your dodo bird quilt but I can’t find any pattern for it. My moms name is Dodie and the kids call her gramma Dodo. I want to make this for her 90th birthday present.

    • Sorry, Diane. Polka Dodo is a one-of-a-kind bird. I don’t sell a pattern for him. Happy Birthday to Dodie!

  • I took your class on the Spiral quilt, i bought your book and while you were teaching us you had some patterns for sale. I purchased two one was the Sea Turtle and the other was on of your fishes. You taught the class at my Guild El Camino Quilting Guild in Oceanside , Calif. Well of course I but the patterns in a sage place and of course there are now even safe to me. I would like to purchase them again where do I find them?

    • You can buy them right here on my website. They are PDFs that you download and printout small and have enlarged to the size you want.

    • Linda, I would not like to see you try to recreate my dodo. However, I encourage you to create your own dodo bird based on another drawing or photograph of your choice. Thanks, Susan

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