This little birdy started out as a sketch of a ruby-throated hummingbird surrounded by a few fuzzy flowers. I carefully picked out all the threads I needed and put a piece of denim in a hoop. I sketched out my design and tucked it in my sewing bag to start sewing on my next lunch break.
The night before I began sewing this piece the little birdy visited me in my dreams, but he wasn't a ruby-throated hummingbird anymore.
You can imagine how frustrating this was. At first I thought it was an entirely different illustration I was thinking up. But nope, there were those Seuss-like flowers hanging out with the birdy.
The next day I picked out new thread and sewed his outline before he could change his colors again.
I sewed the flowers and filled them in as planned. When I sat down to fill in the bird, he said "no thanks."
This was turning out to be an obnoxious bird, and I was beginning to lose my patience with him.
But thankfully his patterns flashed across my mind one day during some forgettable task and I was able to sew them before they flew away, one stitch at a time.
He's definitely a brand-new species of bird - equal parts cocky and outrageously dapper. And he's ready to fly away.
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