It's for the Birds

Hi! Welcome to "In The Boon Docks"!
At our house we have lots of birds flying, eating and running around. Some days the wild turkeys come down and eat up the chicken feed for my Rooster and three hens that live here on our property. I have (6) pullets (bigger than a chick but smaller than a hen) that I have raised from chicks that live in a "hen house". Cardinals, bluejays, nut hatches, and many more birds nest on the hill behind our house. Can you tell I like birds? Well I do!

So when Madam Samm announced this blog hop I just had to sign up! Her blog hops are so popular that if you don't sign up quick you never get in. The challenge is trying to come up with ideas to excite the readers and please the Madam! She is very nice but expects your best! I am kind of worried this time her "It's for the Birds" and mine aren't quite the some. But she is very generous and always cheers us on!

Thank you Madam Samm and our cheerleader Mary from I Piece 2 Mary for coordinating this blog hop and cheerleadering us all on!

I am excited to show you what I made! Working to create a little texture for my birdies I used Aurifil Thread 12 wt
. It is wonderful to use to hand stitch, embroider, or cross-stitch. I fussy cut the birds out of this cute fabric "Just Hanging" and went to work stitching. I am new to it and can't do it for a long time but I really love the way it looks.

The basket pattern I used I have blogged about before, so you can find out about it here , if you would like to know more. It is a great pattern!

Side 1

Side 2


Fabrics
"For The Birds Basket"
Mod-Century by Jenn Ski for Moda
"Just hanging" Alexander Henry
Simply Color by V and Co. for Moda

Please stop by and visit the other blogs on the hop today!

May 14, 2013


In The Boon Docks (Thats Me)
Michelle's Romantic Tangle
Thimblemouse and Spouse
Quilting and Sewing Arts Studio
Sewgrateful Quilts
A Quilting Sheep
Ramblings of a Quilter
Sew Many Yarns
Moosestash Quilting
Words & Stitches
A Yankee in Queen Liz's Court
Tea Time Creations
Secretly Stitching

Thank you for stopping by "In The Boon Docks"! Please come back often!
Create and be unique, Lisa

Comments

  1. Love these little guys :D So cute!

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  2. I love fabric baskets, and great stitching.

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  3. Love how you appliqued those cute birdies on you basket! Thank you for sharing.

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  4. very sweet. I love the huge eyes the birds have

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  5. Love that birdie bag Lisa! We are (one day soon I hope) going to get some chickens - we call them Chooks here in Oz! Can't wait for bubba Joe to collect his first egg!

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  6. Love the birdie basket, Lisa! It is so tweet!

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  7. Your basket is so cute with the bird in center. Thanks for sharing your creativity

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  8. Very creative. Thank you for sharing with us. :)

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  9. Really cute thanks for sharing

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  10. Very cute basket. Love the stitching!

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  11. Lisa. Just the tweetest birdies! I love your embroidery and you showed your creativity by incorporating it into that lovely bag. Kudos for making something usable so you can see your handiwork all the time!

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  12. I don't just love love love your bag I think you should send it to me!! No seriously it is really gorgeous and i would so love to make one just like it.

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  13. The bag is just too tweet! Love how you embellished the birdies with embroidery!

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  14. The bag is quite lovely. I just found the pattern and downloaded it. Just might try it but will probably use some of my fantasy fabric instead of scraps. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. What a great basket; the birds are so cute!

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  16. You can never have too many baskets -
    Love your birds

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  17. How very cute....baskets are so handy too.

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  18. I love your cute little birdy basket :)

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  19. Very pretty projec. Love your birds and the fabrics used in your projects

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  20. And your best is what you delivered..this is a great bag/tote/basket....a great choice in fabrics too...it almost looks like there is chiffon over the bird...well done Lisa....

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  21. Adorable! So many options I hope you will use these constantly just to show off your precious birds!!!

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  22. Pretty as well as functional! I don't know that I would have been able to cut into that lovely fabric like that and will be still sitting there with scissors frozen in hand, LOL. Lovely basket. THX for sharing this with us today.

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  23. Those birds are just too cute...love them on your basket! :O)

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  24. Great idea to make them into a basket!

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  25. Your birds are really cute, I love how you highlight the basket with your embroidery.

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  26. cute basket...found the pattern thanks for the link

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  27. I like your basket. The birds are neat.

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  28. Wonderful baskets. Those birds are so cute. I love the aurifil 12 for embroidery. It is very nice to work with. I was just thinking I needed to make a basket and couldn't remember where I saw one on a blog and then I looked at your blog this morning and there it was! Thanks for sharing.

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  29. Your basket is super cut and I love the birdies flying across the sides.

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  30. I love this basket with your cute little birds. Lovely work!

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  31. I love those little baskets and the birdies are so sweet on them.

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  32. Love your basket. Great fabrics, especially the yellow bird. Lovely stitching. Thanks for sharing.

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  33. Lisa I think your stitchery birds out beautifully and the prefect addition to your basket. Thank you sharing it with all of us.

    Sincerely,
    Tricia

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  34. Great basket. The Birdies are so cute. Great job. Thank you so much for taking part in the hop.

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  35. Love your Birdie Baskets they are just adorable.

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  36. Ohhhh do I love that fabric. What a fun little bird!

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  37. Great size for a little bag..tweet tweet. BTW, we were not able to make the trip to Marshall's Memorial Ceremony back in April. Didn't want you to think I had forgotten. We are hoping to come up for Marshall's Homecoming.
    Blessings
    Gmama Jane

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  38. I love your "for the bird basket", it's a great pattern (I know, I made several!) your stitchery is sweet, ànd Mme Samm is pleased with it! What more can a bloghopper want!?!
    Enjoy your day and all the feedback you get. Thanks for sharing!

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  39. Great basket! and I love the fabrics you used!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  40. Sew cute and useful! I love it!

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  41. What a cute little basket! Great job!

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  42. Love your birdie basket and your stitching adds extra zip! Thanks for sharing!

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  43. Love the little birdie basket. So cute.

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  44. Very pretty basket. The birds are too cute.

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  45. I love those fabric baskets even though I haven't made one, yet. Your birdie stitching is lovely.

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  46. HI!!!! Those birds are adorable!!! Love your basket!!! Too cute!!!!

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  47. What a great idea to dress up the baskets! You did a great job.....

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  48. What a pretty basket. Just added the pattern to my list. Thank you.

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