Birdie Magnets

Posted on Jan 10, 2012

Blogger and upcycling guru Heather Valentine, author of <a href="http://thesewingloftblog.com/">The Sewing Loft</a>, writes, 'Let's face it, we all have tons of scraps! Well, my basket is overflowing and these birds are calling me. You can really do so much with them. Think about it...' ~Gift Tags ~Magnets ~Lavender Satchels ~Holiday Ornaments ~Mobile for a nursery (how super cute would that be!) 'This how-to will feature the magnets. These little birdies are a fun way to use up your scraps or even reclaim that special printed dress your child has out grown.' Adapted from Heather Valentine's <a href="http://thesewingloftblog.com/">The Sewing Loft</a> Materials: - scraps of fabric - bits of felt - Mod Podge - Polyfil - button magnet

Step 1

Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to your pressed scraps to ”stiffen” the fabric and give it more texture.

Step 2

After everything is dry, cut 1 bird from fun fabric and 1 bird from coordinating felt. Cut 1 wing in fabric of choice. (I used felt.) Stitch wing to body. For my little guys & gals, I used a decorative blanket stitch on my trusty machine and a contrast thread color.

Step 3

Match your front and back together and straight stitch them together leaving a 1″ opening at the bottom. Stuff with poly fill. Be careful not to over feed your birds or they will get fat! Stitch the opening closed.

Step 4

Apply a dab of glue at the center and attach your button magnet.

Step 5

What did I say -- super simple! I would love to see what you can create with this, so please share photos on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheSewingLoftFB">Facebook page</a>!