A Bird in the Hand ...

I spent a fair bit of last weekend reorganizing and creating space in my studio area. I emptied two sets of plastic drawers I had been using for storage in the carport, and filled them with some of my fabric, scissors, measuring tape and other such items. The storage stand I had been using in the space where I put the drawers, I then moved beside my cutting table and the stuff piled there I moved elsewhere... One thing really led to another with the end result being a much more inviting workspace. I find that it takes time and experience to find what location works best for my supplies, and how they might most handily be organized. In 2 and a half years, I have moved from a sewing machine on the kitchen table with a portable tv table of stacked fat quarters next to it, to taking over the dining room, to filling a hall closet, to various versions of my current basement studio. Since my Pfaff was stalled and I ran across this bird pattern online at http://www.spoolsewing.com/blog/ which looked easy and applicable to hand sewing, I decided to make one. I used backstitch, thinking it would make the seams nice and strong so stuffing wouldn't poke through. However, when I turned it inside out, there were numerous openings, so then I was back to the Pfaff, where fortunately, after taking the bobbin out and reapplying it, the machine decided to work. 'Chirp' still needs eyes, but the beads I have weren't quite right, so I feel an artist date coming on...