You can see I've stitched to the end of the beak which just leaves one slightly curved area to sew up once stuffing is complete. How long does the ribbon need to be? You choose. I prefer to have just a small loop of ribbon on the top of my ornaments. If I need to hang my felt ornament on a tree with its bulky branches, then I can thread twine through the loop and tie it on or use wire hangers which do the job discretely. You may prefer to have a long loop and you may prefer to use cord or twine instead of ribbon. Patterned fabric looks great mixed with felt and I opted for this blue and yellow floral design. The yellow flowers match with the yellow of the felt and the blue gives me another color that I can match up easily with other elements such as the button eye. Finally, to make the tail, simply roll some wool on the needle (the part that has barbs). Slide the needle up and down to tangle the wool and bind them together. Be careful when you do this and don’t get your finger into the needle.

Next, draw a floral or vine pattern onto one of the wing pieces, and draw an eye onto your bird base. Step 3: This shows my bird as it looks right before I start stuffing it with polyester fiber fill. If you want, you can continue sewing right the way around and just have a flat hanging ornament instead. I really think the slight extra work involved in stuffing is worth it though. Then grab the color of felt you want to make it. We used white, but gray, beige or any light color would look great. We also used green for the olive branch. Step 1: Cut out the Pattern PiecesChoose one piece of felt for the front of your bird. Sew the wing into place as shown in the photo above. If you want a book to help you sew felt into beautiful birds... look no further!! The clear photographs and instructions are just so easy to follow. This book would be a lovely present and you could give the person a few felt squares, some thread and let them start creating right away!! Love it!! Techniques and stitches used are illustrated with excellent photographs and easy to follow instructions. The hand drawn illustrations add a personal touch to the book. Full size templates are included for each project. Start to fill up the design gradually with your chosen stuffing. With this design, I like to start with the tail area and push a small amount of fiber fill in this area. The square format of this beautiful book makes it feel different and inside it is filled with the enthusiasm of the author for her felt birds.

Draw a floral or vine decorative pattern on on of the bird wings, and draw an eye onto one of the bird bases. And theyre delightful! If you love birds (I love birds) and you like the look of folk embroidery, and you like working with felt to make three dimensional objects, then you need to add this book to your library. There are twenty very attractive birds to make. Each of them a pleasing mix of well chosen felt colours and embroidery stitches. Making felt birds has been on my crafting to do list for quite some time. So earlier this year, I made it a priority to design and make a set of printable felt bird patterns for our Etsy shop. I just love how these little birds turned out! Making Felt Birds with Printabe Patterns Then add a little detail stitching on the tail to create a decorative pattern similar to the wing. Step 7:I see this book being perfect for those who like to make. The birds are perfect for whimsical ornaments and delightful gifts. What a great way to pass on a bit of cheer to a friend on a birthday or out of the blue for no reason at all! We used felt fabric in four soft pastel shades for our birds, and embroidery thread in two contrasting colours, but you can customise the design with your own choice of fabric and buttons. You could even use festive colours to transform your birdies into Christmas decorations, or incorporate lavender seeds into the stuffing to turn them into beautiful wardrobe hangers! Place the heart-shaped felt onto the egg with the bottom of the heart pointing to the bottom of the egg. Needle felt it in place.