DIY Felt Peep-hole Birdies (with free pattern!)

And back to crafting! Here is a little project I am very excited about.  

As I mentioned before, I have a one-year-old son and am expecting a little girl in November.  

And, I am so excited to have a girl!  I am already making cute little things for her room.  

That’s where this little project came in. I made several of these peep-hole birdies, and I will show you tomorrow what I did with them!

And I am also trying something new today.

I made a pattern for these birds.

Please feel free to download it and use it. Pattern.

As usual, I used things lying around my craft room, so you certainly don’t have to do what I did.  

I once again went to my pile of scrap felt.  

And I also used old upholstery samples that I picked up somewhere along the line for the wing part of the bird. I like the contrast in color and texture that it gave this project.

Let’s get started!

Supplies:

• Colorful felt
• Contrasting Patterned Fabric
• Embroidery Thread
• Quilt Batting
• Ribbon

Step one: Following the pattern, cut out two body pieces and two pieces of contrasting fabric that are larger than the wing hole.

Step two: Place the contrasting fabric behind the body piece and using a running stitch, attach. Repeat to other body pieces.

Step three.  Cut out a piece of quilt batting that is slightly smaller than the body piece. Sandwich the batting between the two body pieces. Pin a piece of ribbon in place at the top of the bird.  Sew the two sides together using a blanket stitch. I recommend starting the blanket stitch at the tail.

And done!

I think they are cute cute cute!

Here is a sneak peek at what I plan on doing with all of my little birdies!

Any guesses?

Thanks for stopping by and happy Monday!
Nancy
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