Birdie Ornaments
December 8th, 2008
Decorating the Christmas tree is one of my favorite holiday activities. This year, not only did I get to decorate my own tree at home, I got to decorate my shop tree as well! What better way to decorate than to give our favorite birds a place to nest for the holidays.
With our free bird pattern (downloadable in the left sidebar) that we used in our Bird Mobile, we sewed up blue & white birds for Hanukkah and red & green for Christmas. As we have found here at the shop, little ones love to play with them and grown-ups can’t get over the cuteness! These little guys would make a great gift topper, or a sweet hostess gift for all the Holiday parties coming up. One bundle of fat quarters will make enough for everyone on your list, and you will find sewing them a little addictive! Take some stitching time for yourself, and then enjoy the look on your gift recipient’s face as they say, “Awww, I love it! It’s so cute! You made this? Amazing!”.
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Be sure to check out our Birdie Flickr group for more inspiration. Everyone has made such wonderful and unique versions of this pattern!
December 8th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I *love* the bird ornaments! I tried making those little birds a while ago, and I was having some difficulty getting the pattern lined up. Would you recommend sewing them by hand or by machine?
December 8th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
I like the birds on the Christmas tree, but I love the quilt background. Is there any chance that this pattern is available or is there a kit for this one? Thank you for all the good ideas.
December 9th, 2008 at 12:47 am
I’ve got some spool birdies up on my tree already! I hope to stop by the shop to see the new ones, the pattern was so perfect as an ornament, thank you again!
A few pics of mine:
http://myloosethreads.blogspot.com/2008/12/toddler-friendly-tree.html
December 9th, 2008 at 4:37 am
What a cute tree!!
Kisses from Brazil! =)
December 9th, 2008 at 9:06 am
lalalallaalalove them thanks for the inspiration
December 9th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Thanks so much everyone! I’m happy to spread a little holiday cheer!
Sandra- You can sew them by hand or by machine. If you’re going to machine stitch them, I would definitely do a little pinning. expecially where the dots line up. Sewing curves can be tricky,so just take your time.
Khristal- The quilt is a free pattern, called Bohemian Quilt, available here:http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/. I don’t have a kit made up for it, but I’m sure you can come up with something wonderful!
December 9th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I am whipping these up in mass quantity…thank you so much for the pattern. Stay tuned to my blog for photos soon!
December 9th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I made one of your “stuffed” birds and use it as a applique pin cushion!
December 11th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
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December 14th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Made these birdies in black and white as cake toppers for my friends’ wedding cake, then sewed hangers on them for their first Christmas tree! I also taught some mommy friends how to make these for our “Mommy and Me” Christmas tree in a local fundraiser. They were super-cute!!! Thanks for the pattern!
December 16th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I made the mobile a few months ago, then saw this post and was inspired to make them as Christmas gifts (instead of buying Christmas cards). So far, I’ve made 20, but I’m sure that number will double by the weekend.
Photos: http://jenhewett.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-birds.html
Thanks again for the inspiration!
December 19th, 2008 at 12:39 am
thank you so much for this pattern; i have made several of these beauties and have many more ready to bring to life. check out my versions if you have a moment.
December 23rd, 2008 at 4:35 am
I have these birds all over my tree this year and I gave them to all my friends! Thank you so much for the pattern.
December 29th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
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January 2nd, 2009 at 1:18 am
I made a youtube video of piecing these together. It’s sideways (sorry) but it covers the basics of how these go together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZaP8KNc5N8
January 24th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Love these birds, just found fabric today to start making a flock for next xmas. Thank you Seth for the video, I found it very helpful – only wished it lasted long enough to see you sew and finish one bird, little hints make such a difference to a ‘first-timer’.
January 29th, 2009 at 3:48 am
Here are my birdies, and some wall decorations I made to match;
http://inredningsbloggen.blogg.se/2009/january/gora-egna-tygtavlor.html
http://inredningsbloggen.blogg.se/2008/november/faglarna-i-taket.html
Kind regards,
Pethra in Sweden
February 7th, 2009 at 12:00 am
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