getting going properly now

So i have actually finished putting all the foam latex around my armature so that i have the basic owl shape that i want. I am going to post some pictures in a bit as I totally forgot to do that after I had finished it.

 I'm currently working at a sowing machine to get all the feather sown correctly onto the fabric that I have got. I made a pattern for the bird so that the sections of fabric I have cut out will fit round the bird well without too much loose fabric...I want it to be a tight fit! I'm also having to spend time working out which feathers go where so the puppet has the same markings as a real barn owl.