Sometimes Phyllis likes to make animal quilts in addition to her portrait quilts. One such quilt is Jewel of the Rainforest, which is part of her series focusing on the endemic birds of Hawaii, whose subject is the critically endangered Palila bird. The technique she used to create the birds is called improvisational impressionist, which means instead of painting with paint dobs she is painting with little pieces of fabric.

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See more of Phyllis' quilts in Making Faces and Contour Quilting with Phyllis Cullen | Learn to Make a Hand Drawn Quilt Label with Lauren Vlcek.

JewelOfTheRainforestbyPhyllisCullen - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

JewelOfTheRainforestbyPhyllisCullen - 96 Pieces Non-Rotating

JewelOfTheRainforestbyPhyllisCullen - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

JewelOfTheRainforestbyPhyllisCullen - 35 Pieces Rotating

JewelOfTheRainforestbyPhyllisCullen - 96 Pieces Rotating

JewelOfTheRainforestbyPhyllisCullen - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo by Lucas Davis