FEATHERED FRIENDS

You will need

■ Linen background fabric – ¾yd

■ Brown fabric for branch – 9in square

■ Green fabric for leaves – 10in square

■ Scraps of black, charcoal, white, grey and red fabric for the bullfinch

■ Scraps of white, blue and yellow fabric for the blue tit

■ Scraps of mid green, dark green and pale green fabric for the goldcrest

■ Water soluble pen or similar

■ A mixture of embroidery threads in black, charcoal, grey and yellow

■ Cushion pad – 12in x 20in

■ Templates (see Templates section)

Finished size

■ 12in x 20in

Materials used

■ Jo used Essex Linen by Robert Kaufman as a background fabric,