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Little Garden Bird — Free Bird Kinusaiga Pattern

Difficulty: Confident beginnerRegions: 8Suggested size: 280 × 280 mmProvisional minimum: 240 mm wide

A round garden bird with a broad wing, leaf and branch. Its tiny beak is the only pointed piece.

Download this printable kinusaiga pattern

These numbered PDFs are prepared for a 280 × 280 mm board, the suggested size for this design. Choose the paper in your printer:

Download A4 PDFDownload US Letter PDF

Print at 100% / Actual size, then measure the square on each sheet: it should be 25 mm. See the printing guide for joining multiple pages. These files passed digital print checks; physical paper and fabric tests are pending. Use the size tool below if your board has different dimensions.

Size and print for your own board

1 · Finished size
2 · Paper

Both sizes are always available — the choice is remembered for next time.

Advanced settings

Measure the calibration square after printing. If it is not the stated size, turn off scaling in the print dialog (choose 100% or Actual size, disable Fit to page) and print again.

Preview · finished size 280 × 280 mm

Print preview — 4 sheets of A4 (portrait) · each section 145 × 145 mm · finished size 280 × 280 mm

These sheets make one continuous drawing. Each page is a full-size section. Trim at the corner marks, match the repeated 10 mm strip at the dashed line, and tape the sheets together before transferring the pattern to your board.

At these proportions, one A4 sheet fits about 190 × 190 mm. A larger finished size needs joined pages or larger-format printing. See the assembly guide.

Assembled drawing · 2 × 2 pages
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Dashed lines show the paper joins. They are not cuts in the artwork.

Little Garden Bird · 280 × 280 mm · A4 portrait
Page 1/4 (row 1/2, col 1/2) · overlap 10 mm · print at 100% / actual size
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25 mm (≈1 in)
Little Garden Bird · 280 × 280 mm · A4 portrait
Page 2/4 (row 1/2, col 2/2) · overlap 10 mm · print at 100% / actual size
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25 mm (≈1 in)
Little Garden Bird · 280 × 280 mm · A4 portrait
Page 3/4 (row 2/2, col 1/2) · overlap 10 mm · print at 100% / actual size
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25 mm (≈1 in)
Little Garden Bird · 280 × 280 mm · A4 portrait
Page 4/4 (row 2/2, col 2/2) · overlap 10 mm · print at 100% / actual size
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25 mm (≈1 in)

Colour reference

A fabric-planning aid — printed sheets always contain the line art with region numbers.

Colour reference for Little Garden Bird: 8 numbered regions

Materials

  • Foam board — 280 × 280 mm suggested
  • Fabric scraps: pale neutral, two browns, coral, pale gold and two greens
  • Craft knife or groove stylus
  • Fabric tucking tool with a rounded tip
  • Optional frame or edge covering

Tips for this pattern

  • Make the branch before placing the bird.
  • Tuck the body and wing before the beak.
  • If the beak feels difficult, enlarge the pattern instead of forcing fabric into the point.

Design: KinuMaker · Licence: Free for personal use and for selling finished physical pieces. Please do not redistribute or resell the digital pattern files. · Updated 2026-10-25. Size warnings are provisional geometry guidance. Try a printed sample with your own fabric and tool before cutting the full board.

Making your first piece? Read how to make kinusaiga for materials, cutting grooves and tucking fabric.

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