Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

TECHNICALTIP

Keepallthepiecesforeach

birdtogetherandtransfer

thetemplatelabelsonto

thebackoftheshapes.

Don’tremovethepaper

untilyouarereadytofuse

it in place.

PROJECTlfeathered friends

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Lastly,stitchthegoldcrest.

PinthepalegreentemplateA

bellyinplaceandstitcharoundthe

bottomcurve(Fig 14 ). Pinthegreen

templateB bodyinplaceandstitch

aroundthetopcurveandtheright-

handedge,asshowninFig 15. Pin

andstitchthedarkgreentemplateC

wing all the way around(Fig 16 ).

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Adddetailstothebirdswith

embroiderythread.Forthe

bullfinch,useblackthreadand

a backstitchtooutlinethebeak

(Fig 17 ), then fill in with satin

Fig 15

Fig 16

Fig 14

Fig 17