Last week I was looking through some of my Debbie Mumm quilting books for inspiration and I came across the pattern for this cute wall hanging. I remembered that I had wanted to make him for my home. It certainly looked easy enough and quick to finish, so I started working on it.
I chose some greens and browns that match my decor and added bits of turquoise and yellow for some extra color. I wanted to make one of the birds in a floral or patterned fabric and love how he came out. Then I added just a pop of orange for one of the beaks and tail feathers to finish it up.
I did some simple background quilting in two of the panels with straight and diagonal lines. It's hard to see in the photos, but I think it has just the right amount of quilting.
Here you can see some of the lines in the bottom panel. I edged the "wires" and the borders with some topstitching close to the seams.
When it was done I added black buttons for the eyes and some vintage buttons to embellish the wings. I gave the center bird two eyes to give the wall hanging a bit of a quirky feel. What do you think?
Finally, here's a photo of the birdies hanging in my sitting area off of the kitchen.
I can almost hear them singing.