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| marigold |
Pretty birdieshttp://www.spoolsewing.com/blog/2008/05/16/bird-mobile/It's not like I need another project to add to my list of "things I'd like to do one day", but this turned up serendipitously just after I considered throwing away a small bag of lovely soft stuffing stuff on the grounds that I'd never have a use for it.... And it would be a lovely way of using up odd bits of vintage fabric  .
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| hedgewitch |
I like that.  Thanks
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| lettucewoman |
that is lovely...oh no!Just what i need...another project... 
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| AnnaD |
That looks great. I will definitely be trying it, maybe even at the weekend! |
| mochyn |
Oh nooooo........ |
| Frewen |
You are an evil woman - I am supposed to be working
but I do have stuffing - want some 
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| Azura Skye |
ooh! Beautiful, I really like them a lot.
lovely patterns - me wants! |
| mochyn |
Actually, I could do some knitted/crocheted/beaded ones... |
| Azura Skye |
well I was so taken with the birdies that I printed out the pattern straight away - and then showed my mum who also liked them a lot.
We got out the sewing machine - me, never having sewed anything in my life, had a lesson from my expert mother as she sewed half a bird. Then I did the rest on my own. haha quite simple for all you pro's = but I'm so pleased that I did something with a sewing machine!! Now I want to do more : P here they are - I haven't closed their tails yet, need another lesson for that methinks ! 
the one on the left is the rare flat headed bird of carmarthen, and the rest seem to have endured head injuries, but seem quite perky none the less. |
| lottie |
That is so my thing---thanks---great birds Azura Skye |
| AnnaD |
They look really nice. I haven't managed to make any yet because although the OH printed it outfor me, he left it at work. |
| sally_in_wales |
I really like those. Would be nice to stuff them with lavender perhaps 
Ooh, I know, I might do some gold ones and add them to midwinter decorations and hampers, they'd be fun and a bit different |