Songbird Designs

America’s Semiquincentenial!

by Brenda | Jul 4, 2026

This is truly a historic marker for our country. Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate our freedom and Happy 250th Birthday, America! Enjoy your celebration, and if you have fireworks, be safe!

As promised, I wanted to share some of great inspiration and talent that our guild displayed at QuiltFest this year. QuiltFest is the Birmingham Quilters Guild biennial quilt show. Enjoy!! These were the three entries in the wearables division. Our guild is very...

PHD 2026 – July Update (for June finishes!)

by Brenda | Jul 2, 2026

WOW! The first half of the year is gone and we have another six months to get everything else finished??!!?? I am still working my way through my list of UFOs and new starts. I'll be linking up with Sharon and Susan at Ms. P's Designs, as well as Connie at Freemotion...

June’s Favorite Finish!

by Brenda | Jun 30, 2026

I haven't posted a favorite finish since February, well, because I haven't had one! LOL This finish has been a long time coming. I started this quilt back in 2020 and worked fairly steadily on it until I became an Island Batik ambassador in 2022. The past four years...

Monday Musings 6/29/26

by Brenda | Jun 29, 2026

Hit me with your best pot, Monday! ☕️🥊 Happy Monday morning everyone. Welcome to Monday Musings. My "kinda" week from before turned into a better one this past week! The meme today reminds me of when I first became a nurse and was working 7PM to 7AM shifts. It was...

Monday Musings 6/22/26

by Brenda | Jun 22, 2026

Mondays are brew-tal, thank goodness for coffee! 😖👍☕ Happy Monday morning everyone. Welcome to Monday Musings. 🌞HAPPY SUMMER!!🌞 It's been a "kinda" week for me! I kinda wanted to do things and I kinda didn't and just kinda wanted to rest! So I just went with it! With...

Monday Musings 6/15/26

by Brenda | Jun 15, 2026

Fresh week, fresh brew, fresh you – let's do this Monday! 🆕☕🏆 Happy Monday morning everyone. Welcome to Monday Musings. I finished up my quilt Monday night and loaded them all in the pillow cases and they arrived at QuiltFest on Tuesday morning...right on time!! YAY!!...

Monday Musings 6/8/26: A Tale of Woes

by Brenda | Jun 8, 2026

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. 🍋➡️☕🤣 Happy Monday morning everyone. Welcome to Monday Musings. Well, it's been a week here and the above meme and quote pretty much say it...

Monday Musings 6/1/26

by Brenda | Jun 1, 2026

When life gives you lemons, trade them for coffee on Monday 🍋➡️☕🤣 Happy Monday morning everyone. Welcome to Monday Musings - and welcome to JUNE!! I cannot believe another month has come and gone and here it is a new one. Let's take this new month as a new start with...

Monday Musings 5/25/26

by Brenda | May 25, 2026

I'm not addicted or obsessed with coffee, we're just in a committed relationship on Mondays...and well, most days! 💍☕🤣 Happy Monday morning everyone. Welcome to Monday Musings. I hope you all had a great week and got a lot of fun stitching time in. I achieved a major...

Monday Musings 5/18/26

by Brenda | May 18, 2026

Monday forecast: 99% chance of coffee, with scattered sarcasm throughout the day ⛈️☕🤣 Happy Monday morning everyone. Welcome to Monday Musings. I hope you all had a great week and got a lot of fun stitching time in. It was a busy and frustrating at times for me, but...