Birdhouse Ornament Variation

(The tutorial for the original birdhouse ornament is on this blog page.)

For this variation I replaced the ribbon trim under the roof overhangs with pieces of off-white mat board.



I also used 3/4 inch wide green grosgrain ribbon to replace the mat board on the sides and base.



The grosgrain I used was very heavy and stiff so it did not reveal the contours of the fabric below.



However, if I was to make another ornament this way I would cut the fabric, that covers the side walls, a little differently. When I glued the fabric to the side walls it looked something like this. (The areas indicated with the black triangles were not covered by fabric.)



That is because I had cut the fabric straight across the bottom and straight down the roof slope. I would have had better coverage if I had cut the fabric as indicated by the pink lines in the illustration below. Then the fabric would have completely covered the side walls. I might even have had a bit to trim from the top and bottom.



If I make another ornament like this one I will also cut a small rectangle of off-white mat board and insert it under the roof edge, between the ends of the two trim pieces. (The grey coloured area on the right side of this illustration.)




Pinwheel 2009