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bird silhouettes

Semisheer fabric makes a good backdrop for the birds. Hem fabric panel and sew channel in top for curtain rod, if desired (or you can simply tack the fin-ished panel into your win-dow frame). Transfer bird profile onto plastic weed barrier (directions below). Cut out. Apply glue around edges of bird and center of fabric panel (near left). The silhouette panel can be used year after year.

• MATERIALS AND TOOLS

panel of white muślin or

polyester, cut to fit window

black plastic weed barrier

(available at garden centers)

yardstick

white chalk

scissors

fabric-stitch glue

TRANSFERRING A PATTERN You don’t need to be an artist to create one of our silhouettes; copying the image onto a grid makes it easy to re-create. Enlarge one of these templates so you can see the details of the pattern clearly. Determine how wide you want the image in inches; divide that width by the number of squares in the template's width. That number is the size you should make each box in the grid. Use a straightedge and chalk to draw the grid. Then draw the figurę freehand with chalk, copying each portion of the image square by square. To download these templates and morę, go to marthastewart.com/living.