Gailen Runge - Stitch zakka: 22 projects to sew & embellish — 25 embroidery stitches

Turn the body right side out and stuff. Wrap a small pebble in stuffing and insert it at the base of the bird. Use the templates to cut out the chest, 2 eyes, and a beak from the felt. Hold the chest piece in place, covering the open base of the bird, and sew it in place with random straight stitches using the dark embroidery floss around the outside of the stomach. Add the eyes by sewing a button on top of a felt circle on each side of the head. Figure 1 Cut 1 wing from the print fabric; flip the template over and cut another wing. Figure 1 Cut 1 wing from the print fabric; flip the template over and cut another wing.

Cut 2 wings from the felt. Pin a fabric wing, right side out, to a felt wing and buttonhole stitch around the edge, using the light embroidery floss, to join the pieces. Repeat with the other wing. For the adult birds wings, embroider a flower in lazy daisy stitch near the top, using the light embroidery floss. Add a button to the center of the flower to attach each wing to a side of the bird (). Figure 2 For the baby birds wings, embroider small random straight or seed stitches onto the wing area, using the light embroidery floss.

Attach the wings to the sides of the bird with small buttons (). Figure 3