5/09/2013

It´s for the birds My day

Finally Birds for me!!


 I love birds, below are my pet birds Knut and Sixten



 The lovely free birds outside are  now busy nesting during the long days here in Scandinavia.
My favorite bird except Knut and Sixten are  the lovely blackbird, which sings so beautifully.


Listen to his sing here

I have during the years made many things with appliquéd blackbirds and other birds too  on quilts and I therefore have to come up with something else with birds on.

Why don´t carry the birds with me ? And have them on something recycled and inspired from traditional embroidery design and folk art  from the southern part of Sweden.

I started sketching on one bird at first and thinking of what material to use on my appliqué and my embroidery.

Why don´t make another purse , as I am a baglady and I could always use a new purse.
And the recycled fabric came from an old pair of jeans.

I have made two purses before from Michelles pattern small messenger bag and I think that this purse is very practical and has a good size.

To make this purse I needed one pair of jeans, some wool and cotton scraps and some yardages for lining, the wonderful  Precencia Finca yarn bought from Jane.
It is better to use jeans that have no stretch,why I prefer the men jeans, but you could use jeans with stretch if you put   interface on the back of the fabric.
I have sewn the appliqué with button hole stitches on my sewing machine and the embroideries and the embellishment are made by hand stitching.
The binding in purple is one of my favorite Kaffe fabrics and I think that I got the traditional look on my birds. Isn´t he a cool bird  and he  could easily brighten up a cloudly day, don´t you think?.
Front very close 

On the cliffs in Limhamn
 On the back of the purse I have first taken off the pocket, made the appliqué and the embroideries
added some embellishments and then lined the pocket before sewing it on the jeans fabric again.
This piece was taken from the back part  of the pair of jeans. I had a smile on my face making this small funny bird. Maybe he is looking for a worm or something else to eat. As I have used this piece with the original pocket on the outside pocket of the purse I have now two practical pockets on the back of the purse.
Very close picture of the back
A lovely scrap from my Kaffe Fasset´s stash on the inside of the front flap


And here are some beautiful pictures of the bag on the cliffs in Limhamn with glimpses
of the the channel  Öresund the sea  between Sweden and Denmark.


I hope that you love my purse as much as I do. I had the purse on Show and Tell last Saturday at my guild meeting and the ladies were very excited over the purse. And if you want to make a purse of your own, get some of your men´s old jeans and a pattern from Michelle and start the fun.
 Thanks to the charming ladies Madame Samm and Mary for coming up with this wonderful blog hop.

I hope that I have put some smiles on your faces ! Continue having fun and pop over to the other participating creative and inspiring ladies with their birds

Hill Valley Quilter thats me



Tweet tweet to you from Britt-Inger in Malmö, Sweden



78 kommentarer:

  1. Loving your project for the bird hop :) Well done!

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  2. Love your bag! Aren't Michelle's patterns great?

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  3. What a fun and colorful bird! Love it!

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  4. I love your birdie Bags ! so creative!

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  5. Your bird bag is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

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  6. That bag is "sew" cute and whimsical!

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  7. What a happy, colorful bird. I'm sure you'll get many looks from other ladies who would like a purse just like yours.

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  8. That is so creative, love it!

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  9. Superläcker väska, så friska färger.
    Här har du lyckats igen med utmaningen. Grattis.

    Ha det gott, kram till dej.

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  10. Så häftig.Kram Anniak

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  11. What a great bag. Thanks for showing.

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  12. So colorful. LOVE it!

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  13. That bird is so funny and colourful, great job!

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  14. Vilken härlig sömnad och så läckert resultat!
    Kram Gudrun

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  15. What an awesome bag you created! I am working on bags from jeans pockets right now also.
    KATRIN W.

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  16. beautiful purse ;)

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  17. Underbar!!Bambikramar

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  18. Wonderful purse. Love how well Kaffe pairs with the denim. Great job.

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  19. Very cute an creative...I love whimsical and embellishments you did wonderful...have a great day.

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  20. Wow! What a stunning little bag! Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Your bag is great, so fun and cheerful!

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  22. Ohhh sweet Britt Inger...your bird purse is whimsical, colourful and a delight on this friday morning...a perfect wake me up ...

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  23. The birds will certainly be singing about your CUTE purse! :)

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  24. Britt.....that little bag is just adorable!!!

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  25. WOW! I love your bag! You did a wonderful job. Like the idea of reusing the jeans. Thank you for being part of the hop.

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  26. Your bag is incredible! I love that! My granddaughter would too! I am going to bookmark your site for when she comes this summer. I think she needs to learn to sew a bag!

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  27. Wow! Your purse is wonderful!!!

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  28. Hi!!! Love your sweet birdies!!! Very bright and cheerful!!! Fun too!!! I love the background in the pictures...the sea is so blue!!!! Very pretty!!!! Thanks for the fun!!!

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  29. Lovely bag. Very bright and lively birdy. Love this hop! So many beautiful birds!

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  30. That bird is just so cute and cheery...love the bag!

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  31. Fabulous birds! I love your bag!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  32. That bag is gorgeous! I love the bright colors and it is such a great way to recycle jeans.

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  33. I'm definitely smiling! Great, great purse.

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  34. I have a smile on MY face! How cute!! Love it!

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  35. It looks gorgeous! Who doesn't like purses and jean purses in particular? You really dressed it up with bird you designed. Lovely setting to take the photos too.

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  36. love your bag!

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  37. Very cute and perfect for spring!

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  38. Beautiful Bag... I love it. Wish I thought of doing something like that. So much fun

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  39. oh how cute is that!? Another great idea to use old jeans...

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  40. Love your birds! Great project to show them off. Thanks for sharing.

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  41. Britt-Inger, I love your original purse, the bird is so cute, the fabric so beautiful, it's a great combination! Thanks for sharing.

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  42. What a TERRIFIC bag! Love it!

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  43. Your purse is so cute and I love all the colors you used.

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  44. your purse is too cute for words.

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  45. So bright and cheerful! Great job!

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  46. Fin väska i härliga färger.

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  47. I love the recycled jeans in your cute birdie bag.

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  48. I love how you embelished the bird bag....great job!

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  49. fin taske. great bag!

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  50. Very pretty, love the bright colors.

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  51. En jättefin väska!
    De färgstarka tygerna mot jeanstyget var så fräckt tillsammans, tycker jag.

    Dollandesign

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  52. Absolutely adorable, what a great bag and I love the bird you designed for embellishment , great job!!Oh and yes you made me smile :-)

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  53. Your bag is fabulous! Such pretty colors and I love the embellishments.

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  54. Love you colorful bird bag! My daughter will be wanting one of those. :)

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  55. Åh, din väska är helt UNDERBAR!!!
    Dina arbeten gör mig så glad och jag blir INSPIRERAD!!!
    Tack för att du delar med Dig och visar upp din konst!
    Kram//Maja

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  56. I love your bag!! I think I might have to make one too.

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  57. Britt it is wonderful. The detail is terrific. Great job all the way around. Thank you for sharing not only the bag but the stellar view.

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  58. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing the birdsong, too!

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  59. Härlig, Härlig!!

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  60. I love the purse!!!

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  61. Härlig, färgstark och personlig!

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  62. Anonym12.5.13

    Så himla läcker! :-)
    Brita
    http://quilttopmaker.blogspot.se

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  63. Love the purse!!! So bright & sunny!!

    Sincerely,
    Tricia

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  64. Den ble jättefin, din jeansbag med fugler på.
    Jeg har jo sett den i virkeligheten, og fuglene med broderier er bare hel nydelige.

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  65. I love your purse, very beautiful and unique.
    Thanks for sharing ☺

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  66. I love your purse. As always, your designing is marvelous. What a wonderful, exotic bird you have there and look at all the glitz!! The more pockets the better!

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  67. LOVE IT! I love up-cycling things, a great job on all of the hand stitching and the pocket-so cute.

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  68. Britt-Inger
    Jättefin fågel på jeansväskan och bra fotat. Bravo! Lena L

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  69. Ännu en fantastisk väska sydd av Dig!
    De färgstarka tygerna som Du kombinerat ihop med jeanstyget är så läckert. Och så alla de tuffa detaljerna som Du sytt på gör väskan toppfin!

    Dollandesign

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  70. Jättefin väska :-)

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  71. Wow! your birdie bags are looking so incredible. Just keep up the good work and always share like it.

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