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PROJECTl roosting birds
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Tomakethetrunk/leafunits
repeatsteps9-12with 5 in
greensquares,andtwo(2)3in
backgroundsquaresandtwo(2)3in
trunksquaresoneach.Makefour
(4)setsoffou r(4),si x teen(16)i n
total(Fig 2 ).Note: you will only use
thirteen(13).
Fig 1D
Makingthetrunks
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Tomakethebaseofthe
trunk,marka diagonalline
onthebackofa 2 intrunksquare
(showninblue)andpin,rightsides
together,tooneendofa 2 inx 8 in
backgroundpiece(Fig 3 ). Stitch
ontheline,flip‘open’andpress
trimmingaway the back pieces to a
in seam.
15
Repeatstep14, reversing the
placement.
Fig 2
16
Jointhetwo(2)unitsyou’ve
justmadetoeachsideofa
4 inx 8 intrunkpiece,pressing
towardsthetrunk(Fig 4 ). Make
eight (8).
Piecingthe outer
branches
17
Jointhree(3)leaf(Flying
Geese)unitstogether,pressing
theseamopen,thenjoina 2 in
backgroundsquaretooneend,
pressing towards the square(Fig 5 ).
18
Repeatstep17,butthistime
jointhe 2 insquareto the
opposite end of the piece.
19
Jointhetwo(2)rowstogether,
asshownandpresstheseams
inonedirection,thenjoina 4 in
backgroundsquareat each end(Fig
6 ). Make seven (7).
20
Repeatstep19,thistime
reversingtheplacement(Fig
7 ). Make eight (8).
Fig 3
Fig 4
Fig 5
Fig 6
Fig 7
Making the bird on the
ground
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Ta ket hefol low i n g c ut out
pieces:
QOne(1) 4 insquareofprintA.
QOne(1) 1 inx 4 in,one(1) 2 in
squareand one (1) 1 in square
printB.
QOne(1) 1 inbeaksquare.
QOne(1) 4 insquare,one(1) 2 in
squareandone(1) 1 in x 4 in
background piece.
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Tomakethebeakandhead,
snowballoneendofa 1 inx
4 inbackgroundpiecewitha 1 in
beakpiece,takingcarewiththe
placement, as shown in(Fig8A).
23
Jointhe 1 inx 4 in
printB piecetothebeak
unit,pressingasdirected,then
snowballthelowerendwitha 2 in
background square(Fig8B).
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Tomakethewing,snowball
onecornerofthe 4 inprintA
squarewiththe 1 inprintB square,
thensnowballanadjacentcorner
with the 2 in print B square(Fig 9 ).
25
Jointhebeak/headunittothe
wingunit,pressingtowards
thewing,thensnowballthetopof
thewingwiththe 4 inbackground
square to create the tail(Fig 10 ).