Sew Bird Crazy

Anna Marie Horner Flower Pincushion Tutorial

Here is my attempt at the Anna Marie Horner Flower Pincushion. Mine didn't turn out as well as hers, maybe it was my choice in fabric. I will try again, and make this one a dog toy. I found this pattern on the Better Homes and Gardens website, here is the link to the page. Flower pincushion tutorial.

  

Queen of unfinished projects and the pillowcase tutorial

I'm the queen of unfinished projects. I get this idea about a month ago, I want to make a pillowcase dress for my niece who will soon be 2. Instead of searching blogs for free tutorials, I buy a tutorial off the internet and not a very good one either. As a matter of fact, I think the instructions are lost in my computer here somewhere. Anyways, I still haven't made the dress of course, but I did find a good tutorial this morning on Freshly Picked. You can find her pillowcase dress tutorial here. Hey maybe I'll finally get around to making her one before the snow flies. Have a happy hump day.

Vintage Image Mama Bird Pillow

 I have tons of ticking stripe material and need to use it up. I downloaded this adorable image from The Vintage Workshop. All you do is purchase your desired image, download it, and print it to an ink jet fabric sheet. I topped the pillow off with an applique stitch and some coordinating buttons and here she is, cute as ever. I love this print so much, I'm daydreaming of what I can use her for next. The image used on the front of this pillow was created with imagery from The Vintage Workshop.

 

Vintage Image Clothes Pin Bag and Tutorial

Finally, after making four or five of these I'm finally satisfied. It's a super easy pattern I found on My Lucky Chicken. For her tutorial click here. I used a decor weight ticking stripe and a vintage flower pattern using fusible webbing. This can even be hung over a hanger instead of straight over the line if you wish. Depending on the fabric you use, I would bring it inside, especially if you live in the north-east like me and it rains EVERYDAY! The image used on the front of this clothes pin bag was created with imagery from The Vintage Workshop.

Cute Felt Owl on a Branch

About a year ago I found this felt cutout scene on Etsy, placed it in a drawer and forgot about it. Mostly because I had no clue what I was going to use it for. After finding some embroidery hoops for dirt cheap at Joanne's and digging out some cream colored canvas I also forgot about, I finally found a use for this felted owl. The felted owl is still for sale on Etsy and the seller also does custom items. Check her out at Kutz.