Cardinal Ornaments

When winter days are cold, snuggle up by the fire and hand-stitch a batch of colorful cardinal ornaments. Hang several on the tree, group them for a rustic wreath, or branch out with an eye-catching garland. The cardinal ornaments are especially cute when grouped with this cute plaque from my holiday collection for Jo-Ann Stores.

Materials Needed
Felt – Two 4” x 6” pieces
Polyester fiberfill stuffing
Beak – fabric scrap
Sewable appliqué film
Notions – Black embroidery floss, black crochet thread

Assembly

1. Make template of cardinal pattern. Draw around template on one 4” x 6” piece of felt.
2. Pin felt with traced shape to second 4” x 6” felt piece. Cut out cardinal on drawn line, cutting through both layers.
3. Refer to Quick Fuse Applique. Trace and quick-fuse beak to cardinal. To make cardinal face opposite  direction, fuse beak to back side of ornament.
4. Use two strands of black embroidery floss to buttonhole stitch around edges of cardinal, referring to diagram below. Leave a small opening for stuffing. Lightly stuff cardinal and continue buttonhole stitch to close opening.
5. Thread 6” length of black crochet thread through needle. Pull through top of cardinal and knot ends.

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