The Bertie's Year pattern series features a cute block for each month of the year. Every block has a unique border created with half-square triangles. Each block is decorated with a variety of easy embroidery stitches and some blocks have button embellishments as well. You can choose to make either twelve 13" x 17" wall hangings or a 65" x 70" quilt with your Bertie blocks! Special options also available for this project include: A collection of six 77-yard balls of size-8 Presencia pearl cotton These 12 charming monthly wall hangings feature a sweet bird applique framed by half-square triangles ?January: Bertie bird with a red hood sitting on a holly branch with a snowman ?February: A blushing Bertie bird and a top hat bird holding a bleeding heart stem ?March: Bertie bird with a head scarf sitting on a beehive surrounded by four-leaf clovers ?April: Bertie bird with bunny ears inspecting her Easter nest on a tree branch ?May: Bertie bird wearing a flower hat and pulling a cart full of flowers ?June: Bertie bird wearing a flower hat perched on a blooming strawberry plant ?July: Bertie bird wearing a hat sitting on a slice of watermelon, spitting out a seed, and holding a blueberry branch ?August: Bertie bird with a bandana sitting on a tree branch inspecting a pear ?September: Bertie bird with an acorn hat sitting on an oak branch with a squirrel ?October: Bertie bird with a candy corn hat sitting on a jack-o-lantern ?November: Bertie bird with a head scarf sitting on a maple branch ?December: Bertie bird with a head scarf sitting on a pine bough admiring a Noel ornament. Each wall hanging pattern: ?Uses the raw edge method of fusible applique, simple piecing, and hand stitched outlines and decorative accents ?Features two borders: inner is half-square triangles and outer is fabric strips ?Instructions include full sized applique pieces and basic illustrations for hand embroidery stitches ?Suggested fabrics: flannel and wool ?Approximate finished size: 13" x 17"