Why make just one?

.....when you can make more than one?!?

I missed out on a Miniatures Group sewing evening recently, but when I saw the tricorne bowls that the other members had been making, I wanted some of that action!

So, I jumped onto Little Patch Pockets website and ordered the Tricorne Bowl pattern.

Simple to purchase, and the PDF was sent to me quite quickly.

In not much time at all I'd read through it, cut out some fabrics and made my first bowl.

Perfect for Easter treats, or at least, it would have been, if it hadn't been swiped by DD2 who liked the look of it!

So, I set to and did some more cutting and sewing, and now have four made and ready to gift at Easter, as well as the first one that disappeared so quickly!

Nicely written pattern, good and clear to use - I recommend it!

 I feel nicely prepared for Easter now!

Part Three

The next nine!

I'm really enjoying these little applique birds, as you can tell by the number of them that I've made.

The machine sewn foundation pieced one (centre right) was more difficult, and I'm not sure that it came out just how I was imagining!

Still, onwards and upwards - lots more birds still to make!
 

Part Two

 The next nine birds!

I can see that I need to get better at making ones that face right!  Funny that I didn't notice as I was going along, it's only now that they are grouped together that my bias becomes obvious!

Still, I'm pleased with days 10 to 18!

The Start of Something!

 It's the time of year for #the100dayproject again!

I'm joining in!

This year I'm making a series of 100 birds on 2.5" squares, ready to make a wall hanging with them at the end.

I'm running slightly behind in showing these on here, as today is actually day 18, but here are the first nine.  I like photographing them as a square, so you'll get 11 of these and then a single final bird to make them up to 100!

The first four of these are raptors, to represent the days that my daughter was volunteering with the Raptor Foundation as I started this project!  I should really add a burrowing owl to them, to represent Basil, her favourite of all the birds that she was involved with!   If you are ever near Huntingdon, UK, with an hour or two to spare, she'd recommend that you visit - they do fabulous work educating people about raptors, alongside their main focus, which is to rescue, rehabilitate and then, where possible, release raptors.