Bird Mobile
May 16th, 2008
Michael really outdid himself with this beautiful mobile. He had come up with the pattern for these little birdies when he used to frequent the craft show circuit, and shared it with us when he started here at Spool. We had been toying with the idea of a mobile project and these birds seemed the perfect fit. I knew it would be adorable! What I hadn’t expected, though, is how some tree branches and a few carefully placed eye-hooks would transform this project into a work of art!
This would be a welcome addition to a baby’s room or a great project for a baby shower. A single bird would be a whimsical way to highlight favorite prints around your home. Since all this birdie takes is two pieces of fabric and a needle & thread, it makes a great travel project. There are many possibilites, plus they’re just so darn cute!
Let us help you get started on your flock! Handsewing is relaxing and rewarding and a small project like this is a great way to learn. This a free pattern from Spool, and we will be offering demonstrations on how to stitch these little guys throughout the summer. Enjoy!
P.S. You can now download a pdf of this pattern from our sidebar. If you’d like to share your finished birds, we’d love to see them! You can join our flickr group here. Have fun!
May 16th, 2008 at 10:14 am
That is amazing! What a gorgeous mobile.
May 17th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Just found your blog. Love your work. Darling birds!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
For those of us not in your area (Portland, OR says HI!), we’d love the pattern. My girl would FLIP to have this in her room — quite the burgeoning sewer at age 7.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Thanks, Mariss and Stephanie! I’m so glad you like the birdies!
May 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Oh, these birds (or “berts” as my daughter would call them) are delightful! Is a pattern available for purchase to those of us not in PA for the tutorial?
May 20th, 2008 at 10:03 am
For those of you not in the Philly area, we hope to have a free pdf of the pattern available later this week. Thanks for your birdie enthusiasm!
May 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
That would be wonderful! I would love to do this for a baby’s nursery.
May 21st, 2008 at 10:07 am
Hi Aimee,
I am Tim’s mom, he and Vic have made a garden and I would love to make them some of the lovely birds for it, would you please put me on the list for the pattern? I hope to come to Philly this summer and will see you then. Great shop, great site, love your new patterns.
May 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I also look forward to seeing the pattern for the birdies! I would love to make some for my little girl.
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Oh, I’d just love to be able to get a copy of that pattern (free or otherwise), but don’t live in Philadelphia. Any chance it could be a download? It’s just beautiful.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Hi, everyone! The pattern is now available as a pdf download in the side bar of our blog. Enjoy!
May 29th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Fabulous!
Can you tell me how the birds are attached to the branches?
May 29th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
The birds are attached with a dark thread sewn through the underside of the bird and wrapped around the branch several times. I hope that helps!
May 29th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
This mobil is wonderful! Thanks for sharing the pattern. I especially love the fabrics; sophisticated birds indeed!
May 29th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Thank you for being so generous to offer this pattern free! It’s a lovely mobile and I know I will enjoy making mobile’s for my nephew and other family and friends. Wish I was close enough to come take a class.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Thank you so much for the pattern. I’ll share with others to come here to get it also. So happy i came to see you .Now going back see some more of your things lord bless you.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I love this project. So stunning! Great pattern.
May 29th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Thank You for sharing.
May 29th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Love it! So fun.
May 30th, 2008 at 1:19 am
I love the pattern I can’t wait to try it!! I featured yalls blog on my art blog!! Check it out http://www.oliveeyesonme.blogspot.com
May 30th, 2008 at 2:08 am
What a wonderfully happy project! As soon as I’ll be able to get off reading your lovely blog
I’ll get some fabrics to cut - a perfect sumemr project to carry along!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Of course I’d want to show the first birds in my blog, may I link you then?
best greeting from a Finnish crafty “girl” in Vienna
May 30th, 2008 at 3:09 am
Thank You for sharing!!! It
May 30th, 2008 at 9:41 am
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May 30th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Lovely pattern. Thank you.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Baby nursery? I think I’ll do this for our own bedroom! This is really cute. Thanks for the free pattern.
May 30th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
How cute are those little birds!!! Looks like I have a use for some of my scraps now. Thanks for the pattern.
May 30th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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May 31st, 2008 at 9:30 am
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May 31st, 2008 at 10:48 am
Really gorgeous ! I fell in love with these little birds yesterday… couldn’t wait to make ones !
Thanks a lot for sharing… it’s just perfect !
May 31st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
The birds are wonderful, and I love all the prints you used. Thank you for sharing!
May 31st, 2008 at 10:56 pm
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June 1st, 2008 at 11:56 am
Made my first bird and it looks more like a stuffed turkey. Clearly, I put too much batting in the belly, neck and tail. When I looked back at your picture, discovered the tail was not stuffed. Was trying to get any wrinkles out and it grew and grew. Hummm . . . just how much do you stuff for best results?
Also, my beak is not as cute as yours. Any suggestions?
Otherwise, came out oh so pretty . . . just no center of gravity to sit upright.
Its mother loves it . . . that’s me.
June 1st, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I fell in Love with your birds.Thank you for being so kind to share with all of us. Johanna
June 1st, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Hi Gail,
Just like a turkey, don’t overstuff! These guys really only need a small amount of stuffing. That said, fat little budgies are just as cute! As far as the beak goes, all of ours have come out differently. Depending on your how your seam allowance folds inside the bird, you may get a beak that looks more like a hawk than a sparrow. Keep experimenting- your bird needs a flock to belong to!
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:52 am
Thank you for the pattern! These are fast to stitch up! I hope to make a mobile of my own this summer. Added buttons to my single bird to act as feet so he’d sit up on his own.
Here’s a link so you can see:
http://www.spoolsewing.com/blog/2008/05/16/bird-mobile/
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:52 am
Oops! That was YOUR site I linked to! Here’s my bird:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/losabia/2545481086/
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 am
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June 4th, 2008 at 9:43 am
I love the bird mobile and am attempting to make one for my baby’s room. I was wondering though why the pattern calls for 2 belly pieces to be cut out? The directions indicate to only use one of the belly pieces (I think?). Am I supposed to be doubling up the belly pieces so it’s stronger?
June 4th, 2008 at 10:14 am
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June 4th, 2008 at 11:34 am
This is awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing.. I have a bird motif in my bedroom and this will be perfect!
June 4th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I am getting ready to try these birds for my daughter-on-the-way’s nursery. What do you think about stuffing them with some rice or beans to give them a little weight to stand up on their own? Has anyone tried this?
June 4th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
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June 4th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Hi Suzanne B,
There is no need to cut 2 pieces for the belly. The instructions are meant to read Fabric #1 & Fabric #2, since you are using 2 contrasting fabrics.
OTJen,
A little rice or beans would work well to get these birds to stand up straight! We usued a little rice in the bottom most bird of our mobile to get the balance right.
Hope that helps!
June 4th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
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June 5th, 2008 at 2:31 am
MAGNIFIQUE !!!
June 5th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
These birds are really beautyfull !! They look so simple, and delicate, it’s amazing !
June 5th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Thank you for your generosity in sharing the bird pattern. I love the fabrics and the group ‘feeding’. I can’t wait to try the pattern.
June 5th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I came here via Sharon Boggon’s site. Thank you very much for sharing this pattern. it’s very generous of you. I will enjoy making these little birds.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:46 am
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June 6th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
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June 7th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Awesome!! I’ve always wanted to do something just like this!
June 7th, 2008 at 5:23 am
looks lovely! Will Try, thank you!!
June 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Stunning birds! What a lovely idea for small-ish bits of fabric. I’m thinking crazy quilting… Thanks!
June 7th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
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June 7th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
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June 8th, 2008 at 7:23 am
I found your bird pattern through Sharon B’s blog. The birds are lovely - and easy enough for a new sewer like me. They will make cute ornaments.
Thanks so much for sharing!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:48 am
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June 9th, 2008 at 1:20 am
so the birds are gorgeous! I want to make the mobil, how on earth do you balance it, I guess i need a mobil tutorial or something, can anyone help???
June 9th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Your bird mobile is adorable. I will certainly try my hand at making one with your generous pattern. Thank you.
Connie
June 9th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Hi Karen,
When making the mobile, we started with the bottom branches first. We placed the birds where we wanted them and then tried out the string at various points along the branch to find the correct balance. Then, we worked our way up. It’s definitely a bit of trial and error, so hang in there!
June 11th, 2008 at 5:48 am
these birds are wonderful!!!
Thanks very much for the pattern
June 11th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
the birds are very cute. i’d love some info on how to make the actual mobile, though. what materials were used and where did you get them? what kind of string/wire and fasteners did you use?
June 11th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Saw your birds over at Apartment Therapy and fell in love. I make catnip mice to raise money for a local cat rescue here in NYC but having just made my first birdie, I think I’ll be adding them to the table. Thanks for the great pattern!
June 12th, 2008 at 6:31 am
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June 12th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Hi Nick,
Michael brought in branches from his backyard for the birdies to sit on. We used Valdani’s hand dyed 100% cotton quilting thread to attach the birds to the branches and to hang the branches from one another. Tiny eye hooks, to thread the Valdani through, keep everything in place.
Hope that helps!
June 13th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
That is very greeat!
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June 16th, 2008 at 10:11 am
The birds are wonderful!
Thank you very much for the pattern.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
hi. i found your site through How About Orange. These birds are amazing! So beautiful. Thanks so much for the pattern. I love your photos too.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Stunning! I can’t wait to make one of these for my almost-finished screened in porch. Thanks so much for providing a pattern!
June 18th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
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June 19th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
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June 19th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
thanks for this! i just whipped up a couple tonight. i filled them with rice and lentils so they turned into cute little toys for my kids.
i blogged about it just now.
June 20th, 2008 at 3:00 am
I LOVE these! Have spent half the day making a bunch of them, trying to get them look just right. Thanks so much for sharing the pattern
June 21st, 2008 at 9:55 am
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June 22nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Fantastic !! I absolutely adore the Birds ………. and I have a bundle of perfect fabric to use to make some !!
Thank you sooooo much
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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June 23rd, 2008 at 6:47 am
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June 23rd, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Here’s a link to my take…. thanks for the pattern.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/my808world/2604349115/
June 24th, 2008 at 3:16 am
Love this idea. Kudos for sharing the pattern.
Here’s my first Spool Sewing birdie on Flickr …
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strongcoffee/2606249513/
June 24th, 2008 at 4:26 am
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June 27th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
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June 28th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
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June 29th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
What did you fill yours with? I tried cotton but my birds look a bit…lumpy. Absolutely in love with this project.
June 30th, 2008 at 9:15 am
thank you very much for the bird pattern…;-D
June 30th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Hi R.T.! We filled ours with polyfill. It’s lightweight and has an even consistency, making for non- lumpy birds.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
I just blogged about the mobile. My friend Melissa is making it for my birthday! http://www.blogger.com/publish-confirmation.g?blogID=3230968187946144531&postID=2124619773273229821×tamp=1215012202305&javascriptEnabled=true
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
Oops, the blog link is http://jenniferworick.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-birthdays-for-birds.html
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
merci beaucoup, cet oiseau est superbe !!!
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:23 am
Effectivement cet oiseau est superbe,
comment avoir le mod
July 5th, 2008 at 4:05 am
Wonderfull birds!
Thank you very much for this free pattern!
Linda
July 5th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I am in Love! I’ve made my birdies (I’ll admit, I’m normally a hand sewing freak, but I cheated and used my machine this time), and can’t wait until tomorrow when we go twig hunting! My hubby was so keep to get it finished he even insisted we go looking for some when it was practically dark out! These will be perfect for my baby’s room. Thank you so much for posting!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Thank you! I made the mobile for a friend’s baby, and I’m about to make one for myself. Link is here: http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2008/07/bird-mobile.html
July 6th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I absolutely love those birds! Can’t wait to make one, or two or one hundred.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
[...] This is my next project as I have lots of left over fabric around.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:43 am
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July 10th, 2008 at 8:07 am
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July 10th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
These birds would also be cute, it they were hung on twine. Maybe like three 8 or 10 inches apart, just in a corner.
bird..knot——bird..knot—–bird..knot???
July 10th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
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July 10th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Thank you so much for the free pattern! I have been looking and looking for a good free one for birds….i’m using these in my wedding! Two for the top of the cake like “love birds” instead of a bride and groom, and then lots of them to help decorate the space, all in fabrics to match our colors…I’m starting my sewing tomorrow!
July 11th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Thank you for the pattern! Now I have a little bird in my house!
July 11th, 2008 at 8:21 am
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July 13th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
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July 14th, 2008 at 1:17 am
These birdies are so delightful! I love them so much I can’t say. Thanks for sharing the pattern…I wish I could run out to the fabric store and get started right now!
July 28th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Now I have something to do with the waaaay too much fabric i have!
July 29th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Thank you for sharing this precious pattern. I couldn’t figure out if I was missing a step because I had made two “bellies” and didn’t see in the directions when to sew them together. I went through everyone’s comments and noticed I only need one belly. Aha! I guess this means it will take me twice as long to use up the 500 pounds of scraps I have.
July 30th, 2008 at 1:16 am
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August 2nd, 2008 at 10:36 am
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August 3rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Whaou ty !: )
August 4th, 2008 at 1:05 am
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August 4th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Like everyone else, I love this!!! I can’t wait to get started. Thanks for sharing. Any suggestions out there on where to buy cool, funky fabrics like the ones used?
August 4th, 2008 at 9:22 am
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August 9th, 2008 at 1:15 am
laura b. try etsy….there are some great scraps available in some marvelous shades/shapes….also, how about some vintage goodwill sheets? cheap fun!
August 9th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Hi Laura B.- We recently opened our online shop, http://store.spoolsewing.com/, where we sell fat quarter bundles perfect for making birdies! Enjoy!
August 12th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
thank you, thank you, thank you for this post. and for sharing your creation and talents. I have been meaning to get around to making this for my baby’s room for months. And it is now near completion! It’s just so lovely. Thanks Again!
August 13th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I posted a link for these on the quilting forum where I spend a lot of time with other quilter. They are have a ball making these little guys. I reduced the pattern somewhat and made me some with some beautiful Christmas fabric for my tree this year. I was wondering how you might feel about me hosting a swap for these on our quilting board(HGTV) ? I think these are just adorable and really do liven up my sewing room. Wish I could show you some of the ones I made with fabric I had done crazy quilting on. Everyday when I go to see what everyone is doing I see many have made more birds. Thank you for this pattern, and if you want to go have a look at some of their birds, they are on the HGTV quilting board. And you will also see that you were given full credit for this pattern. Just thought you like to know we are having fun making these.
August 13th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Hi Donna! I’m glad you are having so much fun! I think a swap would be a great idea. Have fun!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
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August 15th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
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August 16th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Hello,
I woule like to translate it in french on my web site (www.petitcitron.com). Of course, I will quote your website and make a link to you. Can I?
Perrine
August 16th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Hi Perrine! That would be fine by me. I know we have a lot of French readers, so I appreciate the help! Thanks!
August 17th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Simply lovely!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
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August 18th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Thanks so much for this pattern - I love it!
Here’s my version:
http://birdface.net/2008/08/18/spool-bird-mobile/
August 18th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
What brand is the fabric for the yellow top of one bird and turquoise bottom of another. It looks like maybe a chandelier pattern? They look similar. I love them!
August 19th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Hi Michele! The chandelier fabric is from Tina Givens Zazu line. It is so pretty and one of my all time faves!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Just stunning! A work of art! :O)
August 21st, 2008 at 8:52 am
I’ve been searching for a girls’ weekend/baby shower project and this mobile is perfect. Thank you for the lovely and whimsical idea — and for the free pattern!
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:44 pm
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August 24th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hi, these birds are wonderful, and I’ve just finished making a load of them - now I just need to go out and find some twigs to complete the mobile! I wonder if I could ask two questions: first, do you know if invisible (nylon) thread is strong enough to use for hanging the mobile, based on 7 birds and maybe 3 not-too-huge twigs? Second, what’s the best way to fix the mobile to the ceiling?
August 24th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Hi Rebecca,
I think nylon thread would work beautifully. We hung our mobile from a medium sized eye hook . I hope you have fun with the mobile and if you’d like to share a photo when you finish, please add it to our flickr group, http://www.flickr.com/groups/spoolbirdies/. Thanks!
August 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
From Argentina love this mobile!! I can´t wait to make a lot of them to my three little girls. I would share the photo at the end. Thank you for sharing this beautiful idea.
August 25th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Thanks very much for your advice, Laura! Just been out gathering twigs, I just need the hooks now. I will indeed add my birdies to the flickr group when I’m done!
August 25th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
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August 27th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
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September 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Just hung my mobile in my baby’s room today. It looks really cute!!
I went with pink and brown birds to match the colors and the theme. I also had a hard time hanging and balancing my creation. I finally figured out that if I hung from the birds rather than the twigs I had better control. I used twist pins and monofilament and started from the bottom and went up. I camouflaged the pins with ribbon and bows. Works great for a baby girl room. I will post on the website. Thanks again for the pattern.
September 6th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
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September 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Could you please post a picture or explain how you attach the medium sized hooks to the twigs?
Thanks!
September 12th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Hi Dinah,
The medium sized eye hook is used to attach the whole mobile to the ceiling. You want to use very small eye-hooks with the twigs in order to thread your string through. Eye hooks have threads on one side and an almost closed circular hook on the other. You will screw the threaded side into the twig. Using small enough ones will help not to split the wood as you are doing this.
Hope that helps!
September 16th, 2008 at 10:53 am
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September 17th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
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September 23rd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Do you think it would be possible to make the birds half-size (I’ll be hand stitching)? I’ve got some lovely fabric I want to use, but it’s only 5″
September 23rd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Hi Jess,
I would give it a shot! It may be a little tricky turning the bird inside out, but it’s certainly possible. Let me know how it turns out.
September 27th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I adore this bird mobile. Gorgeous! I’m going to give it a go for my bun-in-the-oven.
I have a question - how do you get them to stay on the branch?
September 27th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Hi aaurora!
We tie the birds onto the branch! We used a nice dark olive thread and stitched through the bottom of the bird and around the branch. Hope that helps!
September 28th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Thank you, Laura
I am going to try it this weekend! I will let you know how I go 
September 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Oh, I love this project so much. I just stuffed my second bird and am off to stitch the third. Thank you!
September 30th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Great mobile!!!
Thank You for sharing!!!
September 30th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I made my first bird yesterday! It turned out really good - but I messed up the tail part…I didn’t know how to sew the tail part, so sewed along the outside which looks very messy now. Yours you can’t even see the seam! How do you manage to do that?
Thank you
October 5th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
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October 11th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I absolutley love these birds!!
the only problem is that i cant accesss the pattern !!
could someone email it to me ? ?
my adress is :HORSEgurlNC@aim.com
thx ♥
October 12th, 2008 at 11:37 am
[...] And, lately, there’s been stuff. Great stuff. The incomparable Flutter is making me this awesome bird mobile and I won $25 worth of coffee from Dory and I won these handmade earrings from The Mama in [...]
October 13th, 2008 at 12:41 am
OMGosh, how darling are these birds? I only wish I could sew, even a little. DAMNIT, I knew there was a reason my mom kept tying to get me to pay attention. HA. :-0
October 16th, 2008 at 10:59 am
[...] Baby, Finished sewing projects Remember way back in July, when I said I’d be making this awesome bird mobile for the nursery? Well, I just finished it this [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:01 am
[...] Birdmobile. Think Calder, not Caped Crusader. This twig-and-twine mobile blooming with tiny birdies is so adorable, I want to make one for my house. And I don’t even have a baby. [...]
October 27th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
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October 30th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
I need help with finishing the tail, too! How do you do it so it looks neat and finished w/out frayed edges showing or a bumpy seam?
October 31st, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Hi Karen,
It may make it easier if you press the raw edges of the tail over before you stitch it together. This will make a nice crisp edge to slip stitch. I hope that helps!
November 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Hey all– I LOVE this mobile! I made my first birdie last night and am just wondering:
– I found it really hard to turn the birds rightside-out, due to the narrow tail opening
– I found it really hard to stuff the birdies, due to the narrow tail opening
Does anyone have any tips on this?
November 6th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
[...] here I go again with the birds. I found this pattern online (free!) and made my own version to hang in the living room. The corner desperately [...]
November 8th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Loved the birds! Would be great to make Christmas Ornaments with. I had metal ones with straw tails, when I was younger, many moons ago.
Would you share your pattern with me also? Thanking you, in advance.
November 8th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Loved the birds, may I please have a copy of the pattern?
November 8th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Hi Lyn- The pattern is a free .pdf located in our left sidebar. Enjoy!
Jenn- I’m sorry you’re having trouble! My advice is to take it slow, and maybe cheat a little on the seam allowance. The tail opening is narrow, but that’s what gives it such an elegant shape. Good luck!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I’m having a lot of trouble trying to balance the mobile. Any tips?
November 13th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Hi Michele!
I would start from the bottom and work your way up. It does take patience! We used a little rice in the bottom most bird for a counter weight to the branches. Take a look at our Flickr group, to see the different combinations people have made with less branches. They are beautiful, and probably not as tricky! Be sure to send photos when you’re done!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/spoolbirdies/
November 18th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
wow…pia i’m going to make them.