While we were travelling around the South Island over Summer I quietly hand quilted these two New Zealand birds in-between working on my New Zealand Botanical stitcheries. The green Kereru, also called the Wood Pigeon, and the Tui, known as the Parson Bird because of the white feathers at the throat, are both beautiful native birds. The pattern is from Katy Buck Designs - New Zealand Birds.
Kereru and Tui
The green kereru is a large bird with iridescent green and bronze feathers on its head and a white vest. The noisy beat of its wings is a distinctive sound in our forests as they fly about looking for berries to eat. And the tui are medium-sized bird equally at home in the forest and suburbs, and feed on the nectar from the kowhai blossoms, when they are in season. They look black from a distance, but in bright sunlight their feathers have a blue, green and bronze iridescent sheen, and distinctive white throat tufts.
Once we returned home from our trip it was just a matter of finishing the binding, and stitching the hanging sleeves on. I made them to hang in our caravan so the birds join us on our trips away, they usually need an adjustment to straighten them up when we arrive at our destination.
Hanging in the caravan
9 comments:
Those are so cute.
nice to have little wall hangings for the camper isn't it. I have one that I made but I have very little wall space and it came down last time when we got back as the hanger wasn't cooperating - I need to decide if it is going back up or leaving it at home.
Oh beautiful birds you've captured in stitching. I saw a pair of Baltimore Orioles going to town on our emerging apple blossoms this afternoon--soo beautiful brilliant oranges...
Hugs, Julierose
These bird wall hangings are lovely on the wall of your caravan. The embroidery and quilting make them come to life. Well done!
Your bird stitchery and hand quilting are beautiful!
So lovely to see both birds, one of the things I miss from NZ are these two beautiful birds that use to come in to out garden. Nice to have them travel with you. Cheers Glenda
Beautiful work on your birds. Lovely work with the quilting. How special to have them in the caravan with you.
What lovely hangings Jenny... I do like the way you have quilted and finished them. We've had 3 Tui in our (flowering) Red Robin just off the deck the last few days and it's been lovely!
It's nice to personalise your van. They are perfect.
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