Create a geometric winter bird portrait with this Penguin Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) quilt pattern. A dark head, pale blue and white body, yellow beak and angular feet define the standing bird against a deep blue background.
Choose your preferred finished size. Each size is sold separately and includes files prepared for that version.
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📐 AVAILABLE SIZES
Choose your size before adding the pattern to your cart:
30 × 42 inches — US Letter Color and a separate complete Blank pattern.
50 × 70 inches — Color patterns in US Letter and A2.
70 × 98 inches — Color patterns in US Letter and A2.
Your purchase includes one selected size only, not all three. Pattern page count, fabric requirements and sewing comfort vary by size.
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📐 PATTERN DETAILS
Technique: Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP). Pieces: 186. Sections: 31, from A to AE. Fabric colors: 9. Y-seams: None. Product type: Digital PDF pattern.
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📂 WHAT’S INCLUDED
Each purchase includes five PDF files for the selected size.
Shared documents: OPEN FIRST — project information, fabric requirements and instructions; Mirrored Section and Color Guide — section identification and color references; Paper Piecing Tutorial — guidance for the FPP technique.
30 × 42 inches: also includes FPP Color — US Letter and FPP Blank — US Letter, a separate complete pattern. A2 is not included.
50 × 70 and 70 × 98 inches: also include FPP Color — US Letter and FPP Color — A2. Both formats produce the same finished quilt size. These larger sizes include no separate complete Blank pattern and no Blank reference appendix.
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🖨 PRINTING & FILE FORMAT
Print at 100% / Actual Size for the stated finished dimensions. Disable Fit to Page and other automatic scaling options, and check the supplied scale-test square before printing the complete pattern.
When printing a US Letter file on A4 paper, the pattern will print at approximately 97.7% of its intended dimensions. This is the resulting scale and is not a percentage to enter manually.
A2 produces the same finished quilt dimensions with fewer sheets and less paper joining. Use an A2-compatible printer or print shop.
Color pattern pages by size: 30 × 42 US Letter — 35; 50 × 70 US Letter — 107 and A2 — 21; 70 × 98 US Letter — 180 and A2 — 41.
Reference/index pages are additional: 1 for 30 × 42 US Letter; 2 for each larger US Letter file; 1 for each A2 file. The separate 30 × 42 Blank pattern contains 35 pattern pages plus 1 reference page.
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📐 CHOOSING YOUR SIZE
The 30 × 42-inch version creates a more compact quilt with smaller eye and toe details. The larger versions provide more room within those pieces, but need more workspace for paper preparation and section handling.
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🧵 SEWING NOTES
Careful fabric placement and precise sewing around the eye, beak and toes help preserve the small details. Keep section labels visible and follow the supplied assembly order for the 31 sections, A–AE. The supplied Paper Piecing Tutorial explains the FPP technique.
No Y-seams are required.
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🧵 FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
Fabric requirements are calculated using 43-inch-wide fabric. Use the fabric chart supplied in OPEN FIRST for your exact size. Do not transfer fabric quantities from another size or version of the pattern.
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📐 RESIZING
(Desired size ÷ Purchased pattern size) × 100 = Print percentage
For example, printing the 50 × 70-inch pattern at 80% produces 40 × 56 inches.
Apply the same percentage to both dimensions. Reducing the pattern also reduces the pieces and seam allowances proportionally. Enlargement beyond 100% is not recommended.
Further reduction of the 30 × 42-inch version is possible, but is not recommended for sewing comfort: the smallest pieces and seam allowances become even smaller.
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⚠️ DIGITAL PRODUCT INFORMATION
This listing is for a DIGITAL Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) quilt pattern. No physical product or finished quilt will be shipped.
Please check the selected size, included files and printing formats before purchasing. Your purchase includes only the size selected at checkout.
Because this is digital content supplied for immediate access, returns, exchanges and cancellations for change of mind, selecting the wrong size or personal preference are generally not accepted, subject to any mandatory consumer rights that apply.
If you believe a file is missing content, contains an error or does not correspond to the listing, please contact me with the relevant page, section or piece number. I will review the issue and, where appropriate, provide clarification or a corrected or replacement file.
For the 30 × 42-inch version, the Color and Blank FPP files are complementary. The Color version includes color references, while the Blank version provides an unobstructed view of the pattern pieces and sewing lines.
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🤖 AI IMAGE NOTICE
Some presentation images in this listing are AI-assisted visualizations showing a possible finished appearance of the design. The product sold is the original digital FPP quilt pattern only. No finished quilt is included.
