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Sewing fabric decorative birds | Free tutorial

13.01.2017 by Sabine Schmidt

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Fabric decorative birds are a charming spring decoration for your home! I have sewing patterns for you in many different sizes. They’ll help you create the cutest little birdies ever—wanna bet?

The most important things at a glance

In this post, I will show you how you can sew cute little fabric birds
Decorative birds can be sewn from pretty solid-colored fabrics as well as a mix of patterns
The birds are a great sewing project for using up fabric scraps
You can easily download the free sewing pattern in this post
The sewing tutorial is very well suited for beginners
In this post, you can also watch a video where I show you exactly how to sew the cute little birds
Click here to download the sewing pattern

Sewing fabric decorative birds – Here is how it's done :)

Decorative birds can be sewn from pretty solid-colored fabrics as well as a mix of patterns—no matter what you decide: They will look simply irresistible! You can also sew the birds perfectly using fabric scraps.

By the way: I show you how to print onto fabric in my blog post about making your own freezer paper!

Sewing fabric decorative birds

You can use the little birds in many different ways

They look great as a mobile for your baby
As pretty bag charms, they spruce up your handbag
They are perfect as cheerful Easter decorations and look great when you hang them on curly willow branches
They are also very well suited as colorful gift tags

Give it a try! :)

Materials needed to sew the birds

Cotton fabric^* (e.g., beautiful fabric scraps)
12 cm long cord and a lighter
optional: Embroidery stabilizer^*
Matching sewing thread^*
Pins^*
Fiberfill^*
Needle and thread
SnapPap^*
Sewing machine

Sewing video: Sewing birds

Frequently Asked Questions

What can you use the bird ornaments for?

The cute birds are very versatile. They look great as a mobile for your baby, they spruce up your handbag as pretty bag charms, they are perfect as cheerful Easter decorations and look great when you hang them on curly willow branches.
They are also very well suited as colorful gift tags

Can you also sew the cute birds from fabric scraps?

Yes, that works wonderfully! You only need a few coordinating fabric scraps and you are ready to go!

Is the sewing tutorial for the bird ornaments also suitable for beginners?

Yes, absolutely. The tutorial is very well suited for beginners. You can also find a sewing video in this post where we can sew a cute little bird together.

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Sew decorative fabric birds

Sweet fabric birds as hanging ornaments or wreath decorations — a quick scrap-busting project with a free sewing pattern.

01

Step

Choose the pattern, cut out and sew on the wings
Choose a pattern in the size you want
--> With the smaller templates, make sure you sew a slightly narrower seam allowance - for technical reasons the seam allowance is 0.8 mm for all sizes
Cut out the bird body and wings on the fold
Transfer the wing positions onto the right side of the fabric
Mark the position of the eye and the loop
If needed, place embroidery stabiliser underneath, then sew the wings on in the desired position with a zigzag stitch
02

Step

Prepare the second side
Repeat this step for the second side as well and press both pattern pieces
03

Step

Prepare the hanger
Cut a piece of rope cord approx. 12 cm long and seal the ends with a lighter
04

Step

Sew on the loop and beak
Position the prepared loop where you want it and sew it on with a short seam (make sure the ends stick out a few millimetres at the seam between the head and back)
Sew the beak in the desired position with a short straight stitch
Place both pieces right sides together and secure them with a few pins
05

Step

Sew together, turn and stuff
Leave a turning gap on the top side and sew both pieces together
Trim the seam allowance a little in the area of the tail feathers
Clip small notches up to the seam along the curves, about 1 cm apart
Turn the bird right side out, carefully shape the corners well and stuff the bird's body with fibrefill
Now you can close the turning gap with a ladder stitch
Done!

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About the author

Sabine

I come from Siegen-Wittgenstein, where I spent my childhood breaking in cows, jumping off haystacks and scraping a D- in needlework class.

Today, being creative feels like indescribable happiness to me – and it grows even more when I can share it with others. Since 2016 I have been celebrating my passion for sewing on this blog, and I love that sewing connects so many people.