This was the question asked by our son back in June 2023. As you can guess, we ended up going to New Zealand for November!
Being a quilter, I wanted to make a quilt commemorating our trip. I was able to get a bit of NZ themed fabric while there - two 10 minute jumps from the car into a shop while the boys waited ... not patiently I might add.
I did see some sidewalk pavers in Otorohanga in the shape of a Kiwi. I even drafted a pattern the day after I got home. The pavers were 9" x 7". By reducing to a third, the pavers became 3" x 2.5" in size - a doable quilt pattern.
I decided that the block size would be too big - but maybe I will revisit as a wall hanging at a later date.
I was still searching for a kiwi pattern and only came up with a very complicated paper piece design and an applique one. That is until I saw a patchwork chick and somehow I saw kiwi!
I rotated it and made a long beak. A quilter in New Zealand tried out the design. http://stitchingfarmgirl.blogspot.com/ It was still not quite there, so I chopped off the 'squared off ' backside and made the beak longer and my New Zealand Kiwi Bird pattern was finally getting there and worked out a paper pieced pattern.
