I really wanted to make a stuffed tree
with a few little birds sitting in the branches for Sylvan's first
birthday. I had finished the trunk, cut out the canopy and needed to
make the birds before I sewed the rest of the tree together. So,
this Saturday I stubbornly sat in front of the sewing machine and
attempted to sew a bird. I was frustrated, really wanting to go
outside into the sunshine, but sometimes, I just can not quit (even
if I should). Try one had a small pointy head. Try two over
compensated and I ended up with a bird with a giant head and small
body and ugly duck bill. On the third try I finally created a little
stuffed bird that was closer to what I had imagined.
So here is the pattern I came up with:
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| Print onto a full sheet of paper and it should be to scale. |
This is a perfect scrap busting
project.
Cut two bird shapes, 4 wings and one belly.
Sew the pleats into the top of the bird
head.
Sew two wings together leaving a small
opening, right sides together, turn and press. Sew the wing to the
body stitching the opening up.
Attach the belly to one side of the
bird, right sides facing together.
Sew the other side of the bird to the
bird/belly piece, right sides facing together. Start sewing along
the tail and follow around the edge of the bird, switching to the
belly, and then back to the bird and finish by sewing around the head
leaving the back open.
Stuff the bird and hand sew the
opening shut by hand.
Attach a beak.
The finished tree with birds.
Sew cute.
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