Use the Mister Bluebird pattern found here.
I used the same fabrics that I used in the quilt for the nursery and got started!
Here's what your fabric pieces will look like once you trace them and cut them out.
From left to right: back piece, 2 tummy pieces and another back piece folded in half. |
Here's what the bird looks like after you've sewn everything together but the tail and before you begin stuffing.
To stuff the birds, I just used cotton balls. I stretched the cotton out and stuffed them really full to make sure they would keep their form.
Now I just have to decide whether I want to complete the mobile with twigs and have the birds perched on top like this one:
From Spool Sewing |
Or suspend the birds from a wreath like so:
From Naptime Novels From The Virginia House |
What do you think?
twigs,... more manly. Plus, it uses cool physics principles... which l have to get back to studying.
ReplyDeleteI love this! you are so crafty and sweet! I like the twigs idea better! You could find some great wood in your own backyard!
ReplyDeleteI like the twigs but I like the idea of a bird or two together on a twig coming from what looks like a cross-stitch loom in the third picture. Love your fabric choices for the nursery.
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