Bluebird Pillow

Handmade pillows are a great way to add some unique and personal decor to your home.  This Bluebird Pillow from Dimensions is perfect for springtime.  Place it on a couch or a big chair for an accent pillow that everyone is sure to love.

Materials:

• Nutmeg Pillow Cover from Dimensions
• Wool Felt-Khaki
• Wool Felt-White
• Wool Roving-Ivory/Nutmeg
• Wool Roving-Latte/Mocha
• Wool Roving Butter/Cheddar
• Wool Roving-Pastel Blue/Blueberry
• Felting Mat
• Needle Felting Tool
• Multi Needle Felting Tool from Dimensions
• Black seed beads
• Wool Yarn in brown, grey, blue, and burnt orange
• Black thread

Instructions:

1. Cut out a piece of white flat felt approximately 5" x 8.5" and a piece of khaki flat felt approximately 8" x 12". Attach the white felt to the khaki using grey yarn and the buttonhole stitch.
    
2. Needlefelt the branch with nutmeg roving across the flat felt pieces. Needlefelt the birds across the branch. Needlefelt the four birds across the branch using the photo as a guide. Add the beaks using the burnt orange yarn. Add the seed beads for the eyes. Sew the French knot border using blue yarn.
    
3. Attach the completed panel to the pillow cover using brown yarn and buttonhole stitch.