Birds on a Wire Wall Hanging

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.

Wintry Day

I woke up to this sight of snow today!  I'm glad we didn't get the one to two feet of snow that was predicted! 

I like the calm hush when it snows.  There's a strange silence to the snow almost as if it is telling you a secret. 

I wanted to share one of my favorite quilts with you today.  It's a wall hanging that I made from a Debbie Mumm pattern.  I sewed one-inch strips of fabrics in rows, then cut them out into flower shapes.  I had to put some stabilizer on the strips to keep them from falling apart while I sewed them onto the squares. I finished it up by adding some yo-yo's with buttons.  I just love these fabrics!