Crafters rejoice, I have a fun felt and fabric project for you. I LOVE felt. So, I thought I would share a project that I’m super familiar with because I used to make and sell them in my store, House 129. This little felt bird is super sweet and versatile.
Hang these felt birds on your Christmas tree, add as a gift embellishment or use as favors. They can also be made in all shapes, sizes and colors. The sky is the limit!
Read to get started?
Supplies for Felt Bird:
Felt
Fabric
Embroidery Floss
Needle
Thread
Scissors
Glue Gun
Hemp Twine
Poly Fill
Grab a piece of paper and pen/pencil as well. Let’s start by tracing out the bird and wing in the size of your choice. Once you’ve done that, cut your patterns out. Trace the bird outline on your felt and the wing outline on your fabric, then cut!
Okay, now that we’ve cut out our pieces, first go ahead and hand stitch* the wing on one side of the felt bird. You’ll also want to decide if you want your bird to face left or right. For me, the bird facing left seemed most natural. Once you’ve stitched on the wing, you’ll also want to sew on an eye. Use your creativity here as well — you can do a stitch, an X, a knot or whatever your most comfortable with. I like to stitch mine so that they look like they have eyelashes…. sassy little birds {wink}.
*Side note: You could also sew the wing on with your sewing machine. That’s what I typically do, but I didn’t want to assume everyone has a sewing machine.
Let’s cut our hemp twine, use a piece about 7-1/2″ in length, fold in half and knot at the one end. Hot glue that knotted piece onto the inside of what would be the back of the bird.
We’re now ready to sew our felt bird together. Grab a needle and embroidery floss of choice. You’re going to want to start sewing from the inside to ensure you can hide your knot. Then stitch all the way around the birdie.
You’ll want to leave an approximate 1-inch opening to lightly stuff the bird.
We’re almost done. Once you finish stitching up the bird, add a dot of hot glue to seal where you started and finished and to be sure your knots are hidden and sealed. A cute little felt bird is born!
Use for gift embellishments, but used both felt for the body and wings. A few were used in my Get Your Kraft On post. Like I said earlier, they’re super versatile — just let those creative juices flow.
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Belle says
Thank you for linking up this sweet project!
Angie R says
So CUTE!!!! Thanks for sharing at C&I! 🙂
Kelly says
Thanks,Angie! Hugs.
Erika says
I made today a felt bird for a necklace ! Embroidery
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sweetcreationss
Karen Farley says
WOW – These birdies are GREAT!!!!! I am going to make some now. They seem to be easy enough even for a dummy like me. Thanks so much for sharing.
Kelly says
HaHa! Karen, you are too funny… and I’m sure you’re no dummy! Thanks for loving on my birdies. Have a super great day!