Luna Moths are so beautiful and graceful. Count yourself lucky if you’ve seen one – they live such short lives. Just a couple of months and it will be the season for these elegant creat…
Yesterday, after I’d finagled my morning coffee from a camp stove on the porch due to the power outage, I sat down and designed this little Bumble Bee. Since starting on butterflies a couple …
We have lots of these little Dark-eyed Junco flitting in and out of the brush along the edge of the woods. This fall, they particularly liked the brush piles we created when cutting wood. They rare…
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Warblers in Maine are such a happy sign of Spring. I’ve had this Black-throated Blue Warbler on my list for ages. Download the pattern for free below, or order a kit in the SHOP. I’ve a…
Sometimes I forget that I’ve made patterns. Or I make patterns and forget to share them. The Cool Christmas VW Bus felt ornament pattern is one I designed but never got around to creating. If…
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Oji was a wonderful rescue Welsh Corgi my friends adopted three or four years ago. He was lively and playful and was a wonderful companion for them. When Oji died after being hit by a car last mont…
The Green-eyed Vireo is another songster in my woods I’ve discovered through song identification apps. I haven’t been able to find a good olive green in felt – the color called fo…
Bashful you ask? That’s what our neighborhood bear seems to be, spotted only on wildlife camera. Now, this is a good thing. You’ll find this bear much more fun to have around! Right cli…
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Happy the Hedgehog has been a long time coming. She has been a most popular request since I started sharing my felt ornament designs. We don’t have hedgehogs in the wild in the USA so she was…
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This bird is inspired by the huge Ravens that have been visiting the farm this last week. In flight they’re so big that I first thought they were eagles. Enjoy! Right click here and select …
Soon I’ll be filling the feeders for the return of these little hummingbirds. Invariably they return on May 12 – give or take a day. A feeder right outside the kitchen window provides u…
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Since exploring who is singing in my backyard, I’ve discovered that the most common song I hear is that of the Ovenbird – a Wood Warbler. I’ve never seen one – apparently, t…
The tiny White Breasted Nuthatch is resident in the stand of maple woods here behind the house. I often see them hopping about as they scale the sides of trees – often upside down. Have fun c…
It’s warbler migration season here in Maine. This little American Redstart warbler has been my rainy day project. We haven’t had that many rainy days lately so it’s taken me a whi…
This is a brave man. Twenty-three years ago, he married me; for better or worse. It hasn’t always been easy. But there’s nobody else I can imagine spending this life with. There are day…
Here is a collection of links to the Freebies I’ve shared with readers. Download and enjoy for your personal use. Feedback is always welcome! Looking for my felt bird patterns? They’ve …
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The inspiration for this pattern came from a news story I watched on television this morning about the migration of the Sandhill Crane. These graceful birds are making their way to their summer bre…
I’m searching for inspiration and playing with ideas for WHRL’s Christmas Tree Festival. I designed these snowflake patterns with thoughts of decorations for a Christmas wreath. I’…
This Red Headed Woodpecker is so striking with its crimson head and checkerboard colors. Lately I’ve heard a number of Woodpeckers at work, but they’re unlikely to be this pretty litt…
A Blue Jay that won’t raid my bird feeder and scare the dinky birds away. You can download this Blue Jay pattern here. If you make this little guy, comment herewith a link to a picture of you…
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Another project for these COVID Quarantine days as I work my way through the list of birds I want to create for a backyard bird pattern book. Enjoy! And please stay as safe as possible in these cra…
The Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly is the most common butterfly visitor to my garden. When the Asian Lilac is in bloom they flit and fly about feasting on the blooms. I’ve been known to park a…
The Common Buckeye is such a pretty butterfly with its big, colorful “eyes.” For something so small, there’s a lot of detail in recreating them in felt. I’ve tried to do he…
Our new bunny visitor is this young cottontail rabbit (I think). She’s much smaller than the rabbit we typically see hanging around. This little visitor and took up residence on the porch for…
This one is for you folks across the pond – a European robin to help welcome spring. It wasn’t until Nancy from the Netherlands shared a picture of her robin did I appreciate that the A…
I have a “to-do” list for my backyard bird books, but lately, my inspiration wants to go other directions (see last weekend’s puffin square). Today, I buckled down to create the R…
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This little indigo bunting is for Lea, who won the drawing on Your Mist Wished for Bird Pattern. I’ve not seen one on the farm, but friends nearby report many sightings. The biggest challenge…
I first discovered the Mourning Cloak butterfly during my trip with Hannah to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden this summer. I learned that this big, bold, butterfly actually overwinters in Maine.…
In her Denmark travels, Hannah has discovered the joy of dense, nutty German bread garnished with all varieties of toppings – cheese, meats, avocado, hummus, veggies – you name it. Her …
It’s finally spring! And as I’m waiting for the two feet of snow in my garden to melt away, my thoughts are turning to preparation for Milkweed and Monarchs. This butterfly is a bit ove…
We don’t have recycling pickup at the curb here. Well, we won’t have a curb, but that’s neither here nor there. We hang on to our recyclables until we have enough to justify a tri…
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