Hi there! It's Viviana! Elsie asked me to share a cute plush DIY today for Tricks + Treats and I made this little bird just for you. Enjoy!
A little birdie told me...
Wanna know what this birdie is telling? So gather the materials and start stitching this little guy up! If you don't have a sewing machine at home, do not worry: you can easily sew everything here by hand. At the end of the project you will have a tiny, cute bird that will brighten up any shelf or computer monitor. Stitch a key chain at the top of birdie's head and voilà! You have the cutest key charm.
The numbers in each birdie part correspond to the amount of pieces you will have to cut. Seam allowances are included.
To make your birdie you will need:
- Felt and fabric of your choosing
- 2 medium size buttons in any color
- 2 small beads or buttons in black
- Felt scraps in black and red
- A handful of fiberfill
- Thread, needles, pins...
Place each part of the pattern on the wrong side of your fabric and felt and cut all the parts you will need. Remeber: birdie's body will be made of fabric, and the remaining parts will be made of felt.
You will begin creating your birdie's front section. Place the head and belly detail over body and stitch them together. Then, in a piece of black felt, cut two small circles. The black circles and the black bead/small button will make birdie's eyes. For the beak, cut a small square of red felt and sew it in place.
Sew front and back sections (wrong face up!) leaving a small gap at the bottom of the body for filling. Turn the body inside out. Sew 2 wings together (2 times), and 2 legs together (2 times). You will end up with birdie body, 2 wings and 2 legs.
Fill body with fiberfill. Place the legs at the bottom of birdie's body and sew them in place by hand, closing the gap. Using two medium size buttons, sew wings in place.
Yay! Your birdie is ready!
Thanks so much, Viviana. I am crazy-in-love with this project and I can't wait to make some birdies. You're the cutest! XO, elsie
thanks for sharing, they are absolutely CUTE!
http://idekuhandmade.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Puri ideku handmade | October 20, 2010 at 10:19 PM
so cute, while I do not like to sew (no patience) these seem easy enough and too cute for me not to try, esp since I can do it by hand
melina bee
Posted by: melina bee | October 20, 2010 at 11:18 PM
I made one this afternoon and I named it Tweet and it is awesome.
Love from Bella xoxoxo
Posted by: Bella | October 21, 2010 at 03:54 AM
these are soooooo cute! I think I will make some for xmas as a present!
Posted by: saffiertje | October 21, 2010 at 04:34 AM
oh, these are so sweet! I will try making it soon! :)
Posted by: DinDin | October 21, 2010 at 07:06 AM
Super cool!!
xx Hope you are doing great!
Posted by: Helena | October 21, 2010 at 07:34 AM
i love love love these ♥ so cute, im so gonna make at least one :) thank you viviana!! (and elsie :)
Posted by: Juuli | October 21, 2010 at 08:55 AM
I absolutely love these! I am just now getting on sewing machines, but this will be a fun hand sewing project. Now if I can just get some free time. Thanks for the project!
Posted by: bekahDrey | October 21, 2010 at 09:09 AM
hee hee, love them! x
Posted by: Watkins35 | October 21, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Thank you for the awesome tutorial - I'm looking forward to making some birdies!
Posted by: Erika M | October 21, 2010 at 04:26 PM
:) these are so great!! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!!!
Posted by: becky Farley | October 21, 2010 at 05:27 PM
Oh my that is so CUTE! I can't wait to try my hand!
Posted by: Kristy | October 21, 2010 at 07:52 PM
Super cute! I'm gonna try this too! :D
Posted by: ails | October 21, 2010 at 08:36 PM
my hubby and i had impromptu craft night last night. we made one for our baby due in a month. my husband had the great idea to steal some bells from our cat's toys and stuff them inside too... ta da! cutest baby rattle!
this was super easy. i might make them for all my friends' babies.
Posted by: Emily | October 22, 2010 at 02:23 PM
These are sooo cute! I featured them on my blog here: http://punkprojects.blogspot.com/2010/10/make-it-monday_25.html
xo, Katie
Posted by: katie | October 25, 2010 at 07:23 AM
They are so cute :)
Posted by: Kasia | October 26, 2010 at 02:54 PM
These are so sweet!
This blog is very funny, gives me inspiration:)
http://greenaccordion.blogspot.com/
Posted by: green accordion | November 05, 2010 at 06:34 AM
did you use a sewing machine for this project at all or is it all hand stitched? :?
Posted by: Maribel | November 06, 2010 at 02:58 AM
So cute! I tried making one of these birdies last night. http://www.flickr.com/photos/4dloveofblythe/5155870447/
Posted by: Maribel | November 07, 2010 at 06:34 PM
Thank you so much, I really enjoyed making one. xx
Posted by: Amy | November 09, 2010 at 05:36 AM