Quilt Notes: Traditionally the "bird of paradise" is a peacock, but there is also a flower called bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae, see below) with intense orange and blueviolet colors . . . For downloadable pattern templates for this block, see QuiltBus.com and other sites.

For more geometric quilt designs depicting birds see: BIRDS IN THE AIR, CROW'S FOOT, DARTING BIRD(S), PIGEON TOES, RETURNING BIRDS, SWALLOWS ON A STAR and TAKING WING.