Sewing a funny bird is a pleasure. Using our descriptions and patterns, you will make a wonderful decor for your home, as well as lovely souvenirs for all occasions!
A CUP OF COFFEE?
Seated birds of colorful shreds with a cup and a coffee pot form a charming mini-installation for a home interior.
Bird size: each 11 x 8 cm
YOU WILL NEED: various rags of cotton fabrics with a pattern, at least 20 x 20 cm; matching thread for sewing; cotton wool for stuffing; multi-colored sequins and beads.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: For each bird, cut 2 parts, And with allowances for seams of 0.75 cm for the body of the bird, with one piece cut in the mirror image. From another fabric, cut 1 part B with allowances of 0.75 cm for the tummy.
Fold both parts of the body face-to-face and grind between marks on the back along the contour of the head and breast with allowances of 0.75 cm. Cut allowances on the beak close to the stitches, cut on the back and chest. Iron allowances.
Stitch the part of the tummy from the lower mark to the details of the body with allowances of 0.75 cm to the tail, iron allowances, unscrew the bird.
Stuff with a cotton torso except the tail. To fix the upper part of the tail with several quick stitches so that the cotton wool does not go over to the tail.
In open areas, lay allowances inside out and sew the seam manually.
Sew in place of the eyes on the sequin and on top - bead. Sequins and beads can optionally be sewn on the trunk and tail.
BIRDS ON BRANCHES
Soft sofa cushions with appliqués on bird branches will turn even old furniture into ultramodern.
Pillow Size: approx. 60 x 40 cm vs 40 x 40 cm
YOU WILL NEED: lilac cotton fabric 45 cm long, 140 cm wide; 2 x cotton fabric with a green pattern, 45 cm long, 105 cm wide; remnants of cotton fabrics of lilac color and with a pattern for appliqués of birds and branches; flizofiks 85 cm long, 18 cm wide; matching thread for sewing; embroidery threads of red, blue and purple; pencil.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
MILK PILLOW
Cut the fabric for the pillow to size. 42 x 134 cm.
Motive B 1x, motive A 2x to increase or decrease to the desired size using a copy machine. Then motifs cut out.
For each bird, iron on the seamy side of the flap of fabric flizofiks size. 12 x 12 cm. Transfer the motives with a pencil to the paper side of the flizofiks: motive B 1x, motive A 4x in the mirror image. Motives cut.
From lilac fabric to cut 2 strips of the size. 1.5 x 62 cm. On the pillow part, mark the front side at a distance of 12 cm from the right and 62 cm from the narrow left side.
Two purple stripes (see photo of the model) in the lower half cross-stitch in a zigzag 2 mm wide.
Remove the paper side of the non-woven fabric, randomly place the birds on the strips, iron and line the edge with purple threads for sewing. Embroider eyes with embroidery threads in 3 folds with a nodular stitch.
Stitch the pillow: on narrow sides, lay a double hem 1 cm wide, stitch. Fold the fabric face to face so that the back side lies on the front side and the second narrow side protrudes 10 cm. Lay these 10 cm on top of the second narrow side with a hem.
Stitch side seams 1 cm wide. Cut corners obliquely. Turn out the pillow.
GREEN THREE BIRD PILLOW
For each pillow, cut out a piece of size. 42 x 94 cm.
Motive C 2x and motive C 1x, as described above for the purple pillow, increase or decrease on the copier to the desired size. Motives cut.
On the wrong side of the remnants of the lilac fabric, iron the flizofiks size. 18 x 25 cm, on the paper side of the flizofiksa pencil to draw the contours of motifs. In this case, one motive to translate in a mirror image.
Motifs of birds cut out. From lilac fabric with a pattern, cut 3 strips size.1.5 x 43 cm.
On the pillow detail, mark the front side: at a distance of 12 cm from the bottom and 42 cm from the upper narrow side. Arrange the three strips as shown in the photo of the model and stitch with 2 lines at a distance of 7 mm from each other.
Remove the paper layer of flizofiksa. Arrange the birds at random on branches, iron and sew to the edge along the contour with purple threads. Embroider eyes of birds with red threads for embroidery in 3 additions with a nodular stitch.
How to sew a pillow - see above.
GREEN PILLOW WITH ONE BIRD
For a pillow, cut out a piece of fabric from a fabric with a green pattern. 42 x 94 cm.
Prepare Motive D as described for the lilac pillow, transfer to a flizofiks ironed on a flap and cut out.
Iron the motif on the front side of the pillow and sew on the outline with purple threads. Embroider with blue threads for embroidery in 3 folds with a nodular stitch of the bird's eye.
How to sew a pillow: see above.
SOFT CUSHION PILLOW
With voluminous applications not only birds, but also leaves, as well as with an embroidered twig. The pillow is attached to the seat of a round stool and is easily removable for washing.
Diameter approx. 36 cm
YOU WILL NEED: gray-beige linen linen size. 40 x 40 cm; 2 shades of cotton fabric of different sizes. min 10 x 130 cm; various shreds for leaves and birds; remnants of flizofiksa; 1 marker with ironing lines; 1 phantom marker; sewing threads of orange, turquoise and purple; some cotton for stuffing; 2 m satin ribbon 2 cm wide.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: From flax to cut out a circle to dia. 38 cm. Using a copy machine, increase or decrease the motive to the desired size, transfer the contours to transparent paper. Copy the details drawn in a darker gray color again.
Iron flizofiks on the wrong side of the tissue patches. Use orange cloth for the beak, green for the leaves, and lilac and beige for the bird itself. Each part should be transferred separately and then flizofiks should be ironed on their wrong side. Details cut out. Parts of the motif outlined in light gray should be separately transferred to cardboard and cut.
Use a phantom marker to translate the contours of motifs onto linen so that the branch protrudes from the left side into allowances. On a sewing machine, stitch these outlines with purple threads, and sew 2–3 times along each outline.
Tip: do not make lines too straight!
Remove the paper part of the flizofix from the leaves, iron the leaves by placing a little cotton. Then stitch with turquoise threads, stitch also the veins of the leaf.
For birds, first stitch the beige detail onto the lilac, while stitching several times along the contours with orange threads. Iron the birds by first placing a little cotton wool, then stitching with turquoise threads. Several times to stitch the contour of the bird, as well as feathers on the head. After that build up the beak.
Cut 2 strips of cotton fabric size. 7 x 123 and 10 x 12 cm. Press the narrow sides to the inside by 2 cm and stitch to the edge. Then fold the strips along the wrong side to the wrong side. First stitch a narrower strip 1 cm wide to the linen circle, then sew the second wider strip to the first strip so that it protrudes 3 cm. Stitch to the edge along the first strip. Pass the satin ribbon into the lower drawstring and use it to fix the pillow on the stool.
ALMOST LIVE PICTURE
Witty, original, cute ... Drawings on the wall, vase - as an addition to them (or vice versa?). And in addition to the cage painted on the wall - a bird on wire legs with beautifully curved feathers (thanks again to the wire).
Bird Size: 26 x 26 cm
YOU WILL NEED: residues of green cotton fabric min. 25 x 35 cm; shreds of different cotton fabrics; matching thread for sewing; cotton wool for stuffing; 2 purple beads diam. 6 mm; 1 spool of flexible wire yellow diam. 0.35 mm; 1 spool of wire diam. 0.65 mm.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: cut out a 2x motif from green fabric, A in a mirror image with 1 cm allowances.For the tummy, cut 1 wedge based on motive B with 1 cm allowances.
Paste the wedge between the marks face to face on the parts of the body and sew with 1 cm allowances. Iron allowances.
Grind 2 body parts, seam width 1 cm. At the same time, leave a hole for turning out on the back (approx. 5 cm). Cut the allowances on the back and chest close to the stitches, iron the allowances.
Turn the bird out, stuff it with cotton, sew the hole in the seam manually, putting the allowances inward.
For wings 2x in the mirror image, cut out motive C from colored fabric without allowances. Sew stitches “forward needle” on both sides of the torso.
For tail feathers 9x cut out according to the D motif, to decorate the head - according to the E 3x motif from different fabrics. In the middle of each feather, sew a piece of yellow wire with a zigzag 2-3 mm wide. Bend the end of the wire about 3 mm so as not to get scratched. Sew feathers randomly or as shown on the photo model and bend.
For the beak, cut off 5 cm thicker wire and tightly twist it with a strip of orange cloth 1 cm wide. Sew the ends of the strip and sew the beak to the body of the bird.
For legs from thicker wire cut 4x 30 cm. Bend the ends by 3.5 cm. For claws, bend 3 wires forward, one back. Separately, twist the claws with wire, then all 4 wires are transposed together as legs.
From a colored fabric, cut a strip 1 m long and 1 cm wide. With this strip, tightly twist the upper part of the legs. Sew the ends of the strip and sew the legs to the body. Bend the legs of the bird so that it is stable.
Sew in place of the eye beads.
BIRD SUSPENSION
Tiny scraps of fabric, a little cotton for stuffing, embroidery threads, a button ... Such a bird will decorate not only a jar for food, but also a gift box.
YOU WILL NEED: residues of cotton fabrics with a pattern; beads for the eyes; red embroidery threads; 1 button; the remains of gift ribbons and cords; matching thread for sewing; sharp-pointed embroidery needle; cotton wool for stuffing; transparent paper; scissors; pencil.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: copy the motives, A (= torso) and B (= wings) onto transparent paper. Cut and transfer 2x to the wrong side of the cotton fabric, with 1x in the mirror image.
Cut the parts with allowances of 1 cm. Fold the body and wings parts face to face and grind, the width of the seam is 1 cm. At the same time, leave a small segment of the seam open for inversion. Cut off allowances at the corners, cut off at the curves close to the line.
Turn the body and wings, stretch the corners, stuff the body and wings with cotton.
Sew the hole in the seam manually.
Sew a piece of gift ribbon for hanging.
Embroider the body of the bird along the contour with thread for embroidery with a stitch seam. Sew wings with several stitches, sew on a button, and finally decorate the bird with a cord and gift ribbons (see photo of the model).
Photo: Miriam Fruscella; idea and embodiment: Natasha Zanvald
Material prepared by Elena Karpova
