soleraquilter Rufous Hummer is my design for a 19 x 21 inch wall quilt using hummingbird and flower pattern from Jane Townsend's book, Applique Takes Wing.  Although her book features hand applique, and I have made this bird 5 times by hand, this time I chose to do fused machine applique.  It turns out beautiful either way.  I also tried a couple of new to me techniques, including the  micro stippling using a decorative stitch on my new Bernina, two layers of cotton batting, rinse away stabilizer under the appliques, and the borders were appliqued on and mitered at the corners.