Redwork Embroidery, Vintage Quilts, and Hand-Stitched Birds

I’ve taken a recent deep dive into the world of Penny Squares, Redwork, and two-tone, antique, patchwork quilts. Red and white quilts, to be specific. For all my love of blue and white textiles, the ubiquitous red and white combination is a close second. However it came to be, I fell down an enchanting rabbit hole of textile research but this time for Redwork embroidery. And then I drew a handful of North American birds and stitched them as Redwork on antique quilts.