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Home Sewing Patterns Mr & Mrs Love Bird Hanging Decoration

Mr & Mrs Love Bird Hanging Decoration

Difficulty

Intermediate

Designer

SewHQ

Pattern Guide

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Difficulty

Intermediate

Designer

SewHQ

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

This shabby chic-style hanging is made from a little cream felt and coordinating scraps of pretty printed linen fabric, and would make a delightful gift for a newly wedded couple. Personalise your make using letter stamps and ink for a truly bespoke token.

Essentials

Fabric: floral prints, two
Felt: cream; pink
Fusible interfacing, medium weight, 15cm x 21cm
Fusible webbing
Thread: sewing, cream; embroidery, pink; thick, cream
Bead, seed, pale pink, one
Letter stamps, 1cm high
Ink, pink
Paper, cream, 2cm x 8cm
Cord, 8cm
Glue, fabric

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Stitch a decoration

Cut rectangles of cream felt and fusible interfacing each measuring 15cm x 21cm. Iron the interfacing onto the felt. Download the template and print out. Trace the outlines onto the felt piece, but do not cut out at this stage.
Iron fusible webbing onto the back of two floral fabric pieces. Using the template provided, cut bird shapes from one design and two symmetrical wing shapes and a rectangle from the other. Iron all elements in place on the felt shape except the wings, using the picture as a guide.
Set your