Regular blog readers will know that I love Mexican folk art – I find the simplified but sympathetic animal forms and the vivid colours quite irresistible. Well, the other day I found this design somewhere in my files. It's clearly inspired by Mexican art but I have absolutely no memory of where it came from or even when I did it. That's the problem with doing so many designs – you tend to lose track of them!
Two Mexican birds from…where?
But I thought it would make a nice colourful freebie, especially just now as we're heading into winter again and may need some reminding of summery times. It's a nice compact design, for the 4 x 4 inch (100 x 100 mm) hoop, and with no applique. Here is the design file (in .pes v.6) and here is the worksheet
Thank you Mia, for the Mexican birds, they are lovely and very colourful.
Thank you for the design. I love the curves of the tail and feet/legs next to the straight lines of the wing feathers and beaks. Beautiful!
Thank you Mia for the beautiful Mexican birds. They are just stunning, and the stitches that you used to digitize the feathers really stands out. They are so colorful and fun. Have a Great Weekend!
Generous as always – thanks for sharing! I always seem to find something interesting/ amusing in your beautiful animals. This makes me think of two neighbor ladies, sharing gossip over the garden fence. Even without eyelids, it seems their eyes show which bird is spinning a tall tale, and which is reacting in shock! Love it! (And I always love their toes.)
Thank you for these sweet little folk art gems!