Vintage Bird Potholders by Sew Weird Designs
Material Suggestions
Use a light to medium cotton or cotton/Polyester fabric.
Color suggestions
Birdhouse fabric use a light white or off white.
Birds use light pastels.
Inside material use batting or felt.
Materials
Masking tape
1/2 Yard or one fat quarter for birdhouse
small piece of scrap for base and roof.
1/2 yard or one fat quarter for each bird color
1/2 yard of batting or felt or 6 felt square.
Video Tutorial
1. Hoop with tearaway stabilizer. Optional: Secure stabilizer in hoop using masking tape along the sides of the hoop.
2. Sew Color stop #1 (placement stitch) to give you a fabric guide.
3. Place one piece of felt or batting and house fabric right side up.
4. Tape down on the sides.
5.Sew next color stop #2 (secure stitch)
6. Trim close to edges.
7. Sew next color stop #3 the roof placement stitch.
8. Tape down felt or batting and roof fabric with right side up.
9.Sew next color stop #4 (secure stitch).
10. Trim fabric close to stitching
11. Sew color stop #5 placement stitch for the bird house base.
12. Tape down felt or batting and base fabric with right side up.
13. Sew Color stop #6, secure stitch
14.Trim close to fabric
15. Sew color stop #7, the "Recipe Equivalents"
16. Turn hoop over. Tape birdhouse fabric to back with right side up.
17. Sew color stop #8
18. Trim fabric close to stitching.
19. Change bobbin thread to match roof fabric and top thread. Sew color stop # 9 Red
20. Take out of hoop and remove stabilizer. Set aside and start on the front.
Birdhouse Front
Follow instruction from back #1-#10
11. Sew Color Stop #5, placement stitch.
12. Tape down bird hole fabric and birdhouse base like in #12 .
13. Sew Color Stop #6 secure stitch
14. Trim fabrics close to the stitching
15. Color Stop #7 Green
16. Color Stop #8 Blue
17. Color Stop #9 Purple
18. Color Stop #10 Pink
19. Color Stop #11 Gold
20. Color Stop #12 Brown
21. Color Stop #13 Gray
22. Stop after satin stitch bird hole.
23. Turn over to back, tape down a piece of birdhouse fabric for inside lining.
24. Sew color stop # 14 secure stitch
25. Trim close to stitching.
26. Change bobbin thread color to match top thread of roof sating stitch. Sew color stop # 15
27. Leave design in hoop and turn over to the back.
28. Tape back of birdhouse you sat aside to back side of front bird house.
29. Change bobbin thread to match birdhouse fabric . Sew color stop # 16 to sew front and back at the sides.
30. Change bobbin thread to match bird house base.
31. Sew color stop # 17
32. Take out of hoop and remove stabilizer. Start on the handle.
1. Hoop tearaway stabilizer.
2. Sew Color Stop #1, handle placement stitch
I have sewn mine next to the birdhouse in the same hoop.
3. Tape one piece of felt or batting and handle fabric with right side up over placement stitch on front...
4. ...and on back side.
5. Sew color stop #3, secure stitch
6. Trim fabric close to stitching on front and back side.
7. Sew color stop # 4, satin stitch outline
8. Take out of hoop and remove stablizer.
9.Secure handle to the front and back of birdhouse with a button.
1.Hoop tearaway stabilizer
2. Sew first color stop #1, placement stitch.
3. Tape down one piece of felt and bird fabric with right side up.
4. Sew color stop # 2, secure stitch
5. Leave in hoop and continue to sew the next color stops. Do not trim.
6. Color Stop #3 White
7. Color Stop #4 Blue
8. Color Stop #5 Black
9. Color Stop #6 Gold
10. After color stop #6. Turn hoop over.
11. Place bird fabric right side down and felt or batting. Tape down.
12. Sew Color Stop #7 to sew front and back together.
13. Remove from hoop and trim clipping curves and corners.
14. Turn right side out.
15. Slip stitch close bottom.
16. Place inside birdhouse.