Stitch 50 Birds: Easy Sewing Patterns for Felt Feathered Friends

Feather your nest with this avian collection of easy sewing patterns for beautiful bird designs, all made using simple hand-sewing techniques.

Featuring the most popular and distinctive species - including garden birds, exotic birds, birds of prey, water birds, flightless birds and more - each pattern wings its way to you with step-by-step instructions and full-size templates, making them perfect for all abilities.

The finished little birdies would make cute brooches, bag charms and home accessories, or can even be scaled up to make bigger plushes, all of which will make your friends into avid twitchers!

Author Alison J Reid has spent months brooding away in her studio, researching all different kinds of birds, both common and rare. She has checked out their shapes, plumage and markings, and spent so much time trying to perfect their colourful, beautiful wings. It became an obsession! It was only by researching the various details that make each breed so distinctive, that Alison has been able to capture each of their unique qualities and differences.

Pattern, colour and shape are key, so capturing these details in felt was important. Luckily, there are so many different colours of felt available! Felt's non-fraying, double sided, robust qualities make it easy to create all the little details that make each bird design so unique and instantly recognisable.

Each bird pattern can be traced straight from the page (or enlarged if you want to sew a larger plush), and simple instructions mean that even beginners can get started. And because all the birds are sewn by hand, you don't need a sewing machine and can sit out in the garden with the birds while you sew.

Whether you choose to sew just your own favourites, or make gifts for the other bird-lovers in your life, this book will provide hours of fun and inspiration.

ISBN-13: 9781446309162

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: David & Charles

Publication Date: 06-14-2022

Pages: 128

Product Dimensions: 8.50(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

Series: Stitch 50 - #3

Alison J Reid is a teacher, textile designer, author and illustrator. Her work has been featured in a variety of magazines including Selvedge, Elle Decoration, Homes and Gardens and The World of Interiors. She is the author of Learn to Sew and Stitch Magic, published by Bloomsbury. She lives in Liverpool, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Materials 6

Tools & Techniques 8

Using the Design Guides 10

Stitch Library 12

Bald eagle 16

Bee-eater 18

Bird-of-paradise 20

Blue-footed booby 22

Blue jay 24

Blue tit 26

Bluebird 28

Budgie 30

Cardinal 34

Chaffinch 36

Cockatoo 38

Crane 40

Cuckoo 42

Dove 44

Duck 46

Egret 50

Fairywren 52

Falcon 54

Flamingo 56

Flycatcher 58

Goldfinch 60

Goose 62

Guineafowl 64

Hen 66

Hoopoe 68

Hummingbird 72

Kestrel 74

Kingfisher 76

Kiwi 78

Kookaburra 80

Lorikeet 82

Lovebirds 84

Macaw 86

Owl 90

Peacock 92

Pelican 94

Penguin 96

Pheasant 98

Puffin 100

Quetzal 102

Robin 104

Roller 106

Swan 110

Toucan 112

Tragopan 114

Turaco 116

Turkey 118

Vulture 120

Wood pigeon 122

Woodpecker 124

About the Author 126

Thanks 126

Index 127