The Accidental Embroiderer

The first three out of twelve

Last week I mentioned that I'm currently working on some large projects. One of these is a series of birds in birdcages – they're separate designs, not one big panel, but all the same they all did take a while to finish. They're more arty than realistic and I think they might go well on a project such as a cushion cover or something like that. As I said, there are 12 of them, of all different kinds of birds, and here are three of them

 

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Now – before anyone calls up the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals about me, I do know that these cages would really be way too small for the birds they have in them. But if I made them a realistic size, there would be way too much cage and not enough bird. So just think of these as show cages where the birds stay for a short time before going back to their nice roomy aviaries!

6 thoughts on “The first three out of twelve

  1. Hi Mia, Love your fun, colorful birds in fancy bird cages. I really like your suggestion that they would make a beautiful cushion cover, but for those that quilt (and I don’t), I think they would make an awesome quilt, or be fantastic framed as a picture. Hope you have a great weekend.

  2. Oh, I wish I had your imagination…and skill! I especially like the pink birds with red eyes but they’re all adorable. Depending upon their size, they could be made into a bell pull using floral motifs or something in between them, as well as for the top and bottom. You have so many beautiful bird designs…some of those could be alternated with these, too. So much inspiration, so little time!!

  3. Your designs are beautiful. I came across them while searching on Google.
    Do you have the 3 Christmas Squares from 2014 for sale?
    I’m in Aberdeen, Scotland 😀

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