Sunday 8 January 2012

Bird bags


I made some bags to sell at the craft fair way back in November and I had this idea in my head to make bags with appliqued birds on. The pattern for the basic bag comes from Amy Butler's book "Amy Butler's Style stitches" . It turned out much bigger than I though it would be! The original bag had a bluetit on one side...


and a goldfinch on the other side...


I love how these birds turned out. There was a lady called Louise who had a table on the other side of the craft fair who was enamoured by this bag and asked if I could make her some commission bags with different birds on.

So one bag became three bags...


The first bag had a robin on one side... (This was my favourite bird of all. It turned out so well)


... and an owl on the other side.


The third bag had a pheasant on one side...


... and a partridge on the other.


I love these birds and I will definitely be using this technique again. I think about cushions and aprons at the moment, but not for craft fairs for now, just for me.

3 comments:

  1. Not surprised the woman at the Craft Fair liked these they are gorgeous. I particularly like the pheasant and the robin. Beautifully stitched. :)

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  2. They are gorgeous - what a talent you have for getting the birds just right.

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  3. LOVE these little birdie bags Emy :) Soooo cute!

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