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Quilting: Bird on the Wing (detail)
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Bird on the Wing (detail)

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Hand-Stitched Collage Quilts »

Instructions

This detail of the bird in the Bird on the Wing project shows you the different stitches used including the Running Stitch, Outline Stitch, French Knot, Pistil Stitch, and Straight Stitches.
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Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Home

Style: Cute, Whimsical

Materials

Hand-dyed fabrics and threads

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FaithJ on craftsy.com
FaithJ
Mar 13, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
LOVE your birds!!
Laura Wasilowski on craftsy.com
Laura Wasilowski
Mar 19, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Me too! Birds are such beautiful creatures.
Laura Wasilowski on craftsy.com
Laura Wasilowski
Craftsy Instructor
Jan 29, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Thanks to hjs for suggesting that I post a close up image of the Bird on the Wing. This way we can all see the different stitches used to bring the little bird to life. Please post images of your bird quilts too!
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iphonewannabe
Jan 29, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Superior work!! A+++++ Love the straight stitching, Sweetie- hope your spreading your love around! You can see the hours this took to complete, but I bet the finished project was fantastic. Awesome job!
Laura Wasilowski on craftsy.com
Laura Wasilowski
Jan 29, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
It was fun! Thanks for stopping by!
hjs on craftsy.com
hjs
Jan 28, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Thanks so much for posting your completed projects and detail of bird. I missed the directions for the outline stitch for bird; looks like you used what i call a stem stitch; i used what I call a backstitch, i think you call it a straight stitch. A picture is worth a 1000 words. Thanks. I also used 3 strands of floss which appears to be thicker then the pearl cotton threads you recommend. I need to buy the pearl cotton threads to determine # of strands to use. Loved the Pistil Stitch and Sheaf Stitch. So fun!
Laura Wasilowski on craftsy.com
Laura Wasilowski
Jan 29, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
The Stem Stitch, Outline Stitch, and Back Stitch are very similar and any one of them would work to outline the Bird's body. The Straight Stitch is used just on the tips of his tail to make a few lines.

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