Stitching a Fabric Scrap Hummingbird
Ann Smith
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Learn how to appliqué and hand stitch
a hummingbird from fabric scraps.
Materials
- Hummingbird template: Print on cardstock and cut out. You can also draw your own.
- Fabric scraps in colors appropriate for your choice of hummingbird. For a ruby-throated hummingbird I used cream, various greens, and rose/red. I like to use cotton batik prints in bright colors and patterns, plus a bit of lace for the breast.
- Fabric for your background: choose medium weight fabrics that harmonize with your bird colors. I like to choose a variety of textures, solids, and patterns for interest.
- Embroidery floss (6-strand): in colors to compliment your bird and background colors, plus black for beak and feet.
- Non-permanent water-soluble fabric marking pens for dark and light fabric and/or chalk marker
- Fabric scissors and embroidery scissors
- Straight pins and embroidery needles in various sizes
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Ann lives with her husband in the South San Francisco Bay Area at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Her textile art draws inspiration from nature with an emphasis on upcycling and reuse. She's drawn to the meditative qualities of sewing slowly by hand -- with a jumble of fabric scraps and vintage notions at the ready, and no preconceived destination in mind. This is where the creative magic happens for her, with its soul-nourishing flow. And when she's not stitching or exploring new artistic techniques, you'll find Ann in her garden -- listening to the birds sing and gathering inspiration for her next creative adventure.
