Birdsong Book Page 1

[@nancytaber6804]

Bird song stitch along, wonderful idea.

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you! 😊

[@karenchr14]

Wow, 1 year ago! I remember seeing this video a while ago, and I was inspired to make a bird book, too. I have finished mine now, and it was a fun project. I did learn a few things, things I would do differently now. I made each page with green bits of fabric for my background, but I didn't pay enough attention to contrasting my backgrounds with the birds. Your birds show up really well. I tried to insinuate a bit of each bird's natural habitat without actually fussing about it, so other than the Christmas birds, none are in flight. I relied mostly on stitching on the birds to give them feathers, but I think I would have been better off to choose an better fabric initially. So overall, mine is a bit messy with those "mistakes ", but I still love it. It was a great idea and I'm glad I saw your channel to inspire me.

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Karen, for your wonderful words! You just made my whole day. I'm so happy that you sewed along and made your own book! I hope you continue to enjoy your stitching. Take care and thank you for watching. xo

[@joanneurquhart8537]

Looking forward to joining you all with your bird stitch along heading over to join the FB group . Thanks 😊

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Joanne! xo

[@eddielucero998]

Yeah I am so happy. I will be stitching along with you. Louise

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Louise! I hope you have fun!! xo

[@SusanHilesCreates]

Hi Lauretta. I have joined your FB group. I’m excited to see what others create with the prompts. Thanks for sharing your thought process on your composition. Deciding on what fabrics to use and where to place them is my favorite stitching step. I like that your doing the seasons in this journal and no pressure. I think the last two pages of the journal will be Christmas for me! Now to decide what size to make my journal. Thanks for doing this! 👍🏻💕👍🏻

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you Susan for joining along! I think making the last two pages Christmas is a fabulous idea!! xoxo

[@nancykintzel4261]

Great idea!! TFS and I look forward to all sorts of new ideas!

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Nancy! xo

[@pamketron]

Great idea Lauretta! I’ll be making a book sometime. I am still staying with my Dad due to him having hip replacement surgery. I love that you are doing this. I love the seasons too. I’ll be behind but still enjoying seeing what everybody is doing. I’m excited. This will be my first project and I’m happy that it has seasons and birds in it. Happy Days Lauretta! Yay! 💕🦜

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Pam! And no worries, there's no being behind. You just work on what you can when you can. These videos will always be here and the FB page will always be there. (I hope!) xo

[@corneliawadehn2139]

Hi, it so funny take part in the process. I love it. Thank you so much for sharing 🥰 hugs coquito

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you Cornelia! I hope you have fun with it! xo

[@lynneschipp9283]

Yipppee! I love this new stitching book! Thank you.

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Lynne! xo

[@teresawhite7463]

Thank you so much for the measurements found the fabric for the cover will start today stitching . So looking forward to each page .your are very generous sharing your talent

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

You are so welcome!

[@cathybroder1614]

Oh, a SAL is a great idea, would love it; just submitted to join your FB page.

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Cathy! Hope you have fun with it! xo

[@melodiepeck655]

Loved your intro to this you tube - I watched it twice! This is going to be a darling book. Its a nice size and you are generous to offer to cut the birds. I hope you have a lovely day!

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Melodie! And thank you for your lovely words about my intro. That thing took me a whole day to make! :-) xo

[@terrywarburton3494]

Oh yes!

[@joelange5795]

Awesome!

[@CraftyLinnieP]

Oh this will be fun. I would love to have a kit if not too pricey. I have lots of scraps but it’s always nice to get some new ones. Thanks for hosting this awesome project. I will be participating. I am doing roxysjournalofstitchery and I’m learning so much. I’m a beginner so I’m a bit slow but I’m loving every minute of it. I’m looking forward to starting this new Bird Song adventure. Thanks again. You’re awesome! 💕

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, LinnieP! Sarah and Rachel have informed me that their next page involves a bird, too, so we're all just going to be stitching a lot of birds over the next few months. :-) Oh well, there are worse things. Thanks for watching! xo

[@denisegoldsbrough2018]

Oh i will definitely be joining in with this lovely book. Thank you. I am going over to your fb page now.

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Denise! I hope you have fun with us! xo

[@historytwist4628]

What a great idea to do a sew-along Lauretta! Love your first page. I will definitely do this lovely bird book soon. I am behind on the Journal of Stitchery still. Thank you also for showing how you put your pages together. I always love handmade things that are seasonal - great idea. Ines xx

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Ines! I like seasonal things, too. There is no hurry at all. If you don't join the facebook group, make sure you send me emails of your work. I would love to see it! xoxo

[@cathiespalding2083]

Lovely!

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Cathie! xo

[@judyglasson2119]

I don't need a kit as I have a room full of fabric and stuff! Thanks. I'm sure there are ladies who would like it.

[@craftydawk.janettedawkins7516]

What a great idea! Off to join your group ❤️

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

:-) Yay! You can post anything you like, not just the birdsong project. See you there! xo

[@nicolasmith9031]

Ooh, how lovely. I'd love to join in x

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Nicola! Please do! xo

[@cherylfaetanini5683]

Beautiful ❤️

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you! 😊 xo

[@sarabrunsvold2461]

I love it!!!

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Sara! xo

[@marianrooth9514]

I just found this 8/19/2023

[@jeanniedreemer1944]

I’m here and on the very day! Love being able to get ideas from you and of course the green you know is my favorite color so I adore this! I don’t do fb so I will miss anything there so I hope we can also see this on KZbin. I’m hoping to get my first block up within the next couple weeks.you probably didn’t see my video, and I can’t even link it for you cuz I don’t know how, but I’m sure you could find it if you have any time to take a peek. I hope it works for me.👩‍❤️‍👩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🐾🐈‍⬛🐾

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

I will go check it the video first thing tomorrow, Jeannie. Hope you stitch a long with us! xo

[@jeanniedreemer1944]

I would be thrilled just for you to see what I’m going to do! Thank you, I know you are super busy!🥰🥰🐾🐈‍⬛🐾👩‍❤️‍👩

[@teresawhite7463]

Love this book l hope you tell us the measurements on KZbin I'm not on facebook

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

Thank you, Teresa! I cut the piece of fabric for the cover about 8 and 1/4 inches by 16 and !/4 inches. Whatever you use to line the inside cover with, felt, an old quilt, batting etc, it needs to be cut about 3/4 of an inch smaller than the cover fabric so that you have enough fabric to wrap it around. Then cut another piece of batting for your middle pages about a quarter inch smaller than the first piece of batting because it will need to be a little bit smaller so that it doesn't hang over the edge when you close the book. I think I went over most of it on the first video I did for this, but I'll go over it again in the next video. Thank you for stitching along! xo

[@barbarabeckman6722]

Do you prefer using Felt or cotton batting for the back of your creations?

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

I like both. I prefer cotton batting if I want it to be a little more soft or pliable. If I want it to be a little firmer I'll use felt. But honestly, both are great. Tfw. xo

[@juliemc3999]

I’m interested in following along. I’d like to join the Facebook group but cannot find it

[@sparrowhawkerdesigns]

This link should work if the one in the description box doesn't. I look forward to seeing your stitching!! facebook.com/groups/684657519451991/?ref=share