Papoose Pyramid Pouch

Aren't these cute?  Benta made the blue one for me - and was kind enough to give me a template and instructions too, so that I could make my own.

So, all beautifully pyramid shaped when closed....

....when you loosen the cord / thong you can see the body and the hood......

.....and when it's beautifully flattened and fully open, you can see why it is called a papoose pouch!

I can see that they would be lovely for mini presents on a tree - I might just have to make some in Christmas fabrics for that very thing!

 And just as a reminder to myself, this is the shape of the piece before it is sewn together (but in this case, after machine quilting).

Thanks for this pattern and gift, Benta!

I'm Running Late!

I forgot to post these from almost a month ago!

Fun workshop (thank you, Miniature Quilt Group from UK Quilters Guild!) with Gary Mills, where we made these fun long legged birds in the morning....

And these excellent reindeer in the afternoon!

Lucky that DH and I had just pruned an apple tree, so I had plenty of twigs to use for legs and antlers!

Fun projects!  Easy to sew, and using a technique to make 'pockets' for the legs that I hadn't though of using previously.  Thanks, Gary!