I began my bird pillow again. Here's hoping I don't loose various pieces as I had before. I wanted to make an 11x17 pillow, so I measured the front and back pieces with a 1/2" border and then sketched out the tree branch on stiff white linen and transferred it over to the brown flannel casual wear fabric that I bought at Vogue Fabrics a while ago.
Snip snip!
Pinned and ready to go...
I have yet to finesse the technique of holding a pinned together project without stabbing my hands a million times, so my poor hands look like I ran them through rose bushes. Oh well...
Once I had pinned the tree branch on I began sewing it and the little bird on...
I love contrasting thread.
Not quite finished and trimming is desperately needed...
I still have to finish this little bird by adding the feet, beak, and wings as well as add a second, larger one beside it. Then I'll sew on the back and I think I'm going to button close this on the side...so we'll see how that turns out as I have no fully thought it out just yet. I'll also have to make a pillow form for this since. I will finish this bird, and hopefully the larger one as well by the end of tonight.
-Meg
For a second there, I thought it was an owl in the last photo. I guess, I am justing seeing them every where now.
ReplyDeleteI have been referring to him as a mere bird because I worry that by the end of this he won't look like an owl, but that's what I've been intending him to be. Good eye! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the final product! have a nice one!
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