I made this for @EriChanHime in the Hoopless Hoopla swap. One of her themes was horror creatures doing cute things, and she listed Xenomorphs (from the Alien franchise) as one of her favorites. I found a cool print on Etsy that I bought and used as my base.
I ironed Wonder Under to some black fabric and ran it through my printer. Then, I cut it out using small, but sharp, scissors. I also printed the image out on some Sulky Solvy. Using a light box, I lined it up as best as I could, then used my machine to stitch some of the details on the Xenomorph. Then, I used 5 colors (and 2 hours) to stitch the wee chickadees by hand (the smallest is about 1/4", and the biggest is no more than 1/2").
I have another one ready to be cut and stitched for myself! As soon as I came up with the idea, I knew I was going to have a hard time sending it away, so I made 2 copies of everything when I printed on the Wonder Under and Sulky Solvy.
Thank goodness for the small, extra sharp scissors! You did a great job cutting all the tail spikes. And the bird stitching? Very nice! I like your choice to have the alien cupping the birds - good choice for a horror creature doing something cute. As for the stitching on the alien - WOW! It truly added the perfect finishing touch!
Thanks! But the image with the birds came from an Etsy seller. I did purchase the image, but chose to render it in fabric and thread instead of simply printing it out
