Little Birdie Brooch

I 'drew' this little bird on felt with my sewing machine, then had it for ages before deciding to make a little brooch with it. I sewed it on to  another piece of yellow felt, then hand embellished it with some pretty bugle beads. I backed it with another layer of yellow felt and sewed the two together with blanket stitch and put some stuffing in to add dimension before finishing. Lastly I sewed a brooch pin on the back. I wasn't sure about it at first but now I think I really like it.

Drawing with thread

A little soft sculpture also for my brothers birthday, it's meant to be a kind of characature of him. I did however realise afterwards that I'd neglected to put on his poor ears, oh well!

I've been practising my drawing with the sewing machine, I have in mind some ideas for combining my love of textiles and art to make some interesting illustrations. This was just from a random photo in a magazine I had to hand.