Nice easy fabric birds, who wants to make some this weekend?

[overmydeadbody]

These little <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2490535956_5bb450ae26.jpg&imgrefurl=www.flickr.com/photos/spoolsewing/2490535956/&usg=__IClWbtV1AIFDJJfcndOtkFWShJM=&h=500&w=375&sz=66&hl=en&start=2&sig2=IV70NwgNxqG_XjVco_V0pw&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=CUKwLkD_aDaQpM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspool%2Bbirds%26hl%3Den%26sout%3D1%26biw%3D1276%26bih%3D599%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=Y6A5TcKnOYmLhQeQq7mfCg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spool birds are so lovely and easy, and the perfect way to use up scraps of fabric.

There is a free pdf download link here

Oh I made some of those last year...they're quite addictive. I have four looking at me right now!

They also look great as a mobile when hung from a clean, natural branch by clear thread...or sewed in place along a branch and then the branch can be suspended or placed somewhere.

They look lovely, thank you.

Ooh yes, might take my mind off waiting for baby to arrive! Thanks!

oooo, i just love them on the mobile like your link overmydeadbody

i've got a few friends having babies this year so i think this will be their pressie.

this may sound silly - but are the branches real? also r the birds stuck with glue to the branch?

Aw were you thinking of your adopted pippin OMDB? :) I will definitely be giving it a go tomorrow afternoon once some fabric has been tracked down. I've got some old clothes... time to investigate.

yes pipplin I wanted something that could be made by hand

Old clothes would be perfect for these birds, any old scraps of fabric will do, you don't need much.

Pebbles I'd use real brahces and stick the birds to them with glue from a glue gun. Hope that helps.

Aw thank you :) I have today nearly completed my draft excluder I'll pop it on my profile when I've sewn the ears and tail on.

I made one! It doesn't look too elegant tbh but I think it's because I made it from an offcut of fleece I had lying about from making the draft excluder.
It looks rather bulky, but was good to practice my hand sewing neatness.
However I did do it and if I can do it with one needle, fleece and greaseproof paper as a pattern, I'm pretty sure others will find this a doddle.

I am off to look online to look at actual fabric.

Those are SO CUTE!

They're going straight into my project book...

overmydeadbody - they are fab - thanks because i've been looking for a first starter project and these are totally perfect!

Pipplin - you made me laugh - i'm off to find some old chip paper for a pattern, a used dog's rug for material and some brown string to patch it all together... inspirational floweth over me... x