Cheeky chicken egg cosy - Easter crafting

Yesterday, some girlfriends and I sat down with a little Easter project: to make a Good Friday chicken-shaped egg cosy! It was precious crafting time so a couple of daughters were sent off on an Easter egg hunt and the other, a tiny tot, set to painting her first blown egg.

The Big Girls disappeared into a lovely zoned out creative space for a couple of hours...

Here's the result of my various cuttings and stitchings.

Unfortunately, my seam allowances didn't allow for the way felt sits round an egg...so I added a 'gusset' so he could breathe!

What a handsome fellow!