Three Little Birds

Rise up this mornin, Smiled with the risin sun, Three little birds Pitch by my doorstep Singin sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin, (this is my message to you-ou-ou:)

My first appliqués. These are recycled jeans that I orignally got for L, but sadly they didn't fit her. Three little bird shapes cut from some hand dyed fabric that has been floating around in the scrap bags. The stitching isn't perfect. The back pocket is done free motion, gasp! I do need to work on getting a tighter satin stitch on my machine. Or perhaps I should try using the button hole stitch on a few. Either way I know I need more practice. I have some trouble with the inner curves especially. The fusible web really makes a difference though!

Next up is another pair of recycled jeans with 2 fall trees. The secret is that these appliqués hide the rips in the knees and other torn spots essentially making torn, outgrown jeans wearable again! Hurrah for recycling!