Blue Bird with Delicate Flowering Tree
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Blue jays are bold, intelligent songbirds native to North America, known for their striking azure plumage, distinctive crest, and raucous calls that serve as a forest alarm system. Highly adaptable omnivores, they cache acorns obsessively—often forgetting where they buried them, inadvertently planting new oak trees across their range. Their intelligence and social nature have made them beloved subjects in folk art, embroidery, and decorative design for centuries.
- Stitch count: 86 x 95
- 18 colors in the palette
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86 x 95 stitches 18 colors
Pattern description
A soft palette of cool and warm tones brings this dual-motif composition to life. The upper portion features a blue jay in jewel-toned hues—navy, teal, and dusty rose accents—rendered in crisp, angular stitches that capture the bird's distinctive profile and plumage. Below sits a flowering tree in lavender, white, and spring green, its rounded canopy a gentle counterpoint to the bird's sharp lines.
The 86 × 86 stitch count makes this intermediate design approachable without oversimplification. Eighteen DMC thread colors provide rich depth, requiring careful attention to color blocking and shading but rewarding you with a polished, gallery-ready finish on standard Aida fabric.
Perfect as a framed spring or nature-themed gift, this pattern combines avian beauty with botanical charm—a nestled narrative of wildlife and flora on a single canvas. Whether you stitch it as wall art for a nature lover's home or a meditation piece for your own needlework corner, the interplay of movement and stillness makes it endlessly engaging to work and admire.
Material Type: Aida Generic White
Sewing Count: 14/inch or 55/100mm
Design Size: 86 x 95 stitches
Sewn Design Size: 6.1 x 6.8 inches or 156 x 172 mm
Suggested Material Size: 12 x 12.7 inches or 306 x 322 mm
Stitch Style: Cross-stitch Using 2 strands
