My mom bought some old mags at a yard sale and one of them was a woman's magazine that had this project in it. It was a 2003 mag. She asked me to make some tails for these pinball turkeys. I thought I might make each feather a diff fabric and see how they come out. I know there are alot of turkey patterns out there but this one looks like fun to me. I did make one tail last night but need to seam between the feathers yet. I made it bigger tho as the pattern looks too small for me. It is only one fabric which is what the pattern calls for. My mom picked out 7 diff fabrics for 7 tails so I will make those for her first and then play with some scrappy ideas for the tails.
If you dont' have a bowling pin I am sure there are lots of turkey patterns you could substitute for the bowling pin.