Chicken block swap due June 15th

[OHhappychicks]

The background center is a rectangle w/ the corners sewn to them in different sizes similar to the snowball, or flying geese. The body is the same a large rectangle w/ two corners (the bottom ones) sewn two them. The comb and beak are the same rectangles w/ one corner sewn, the head and tail are just two rectangles sewn together. (the easy way is not cutting triangles but squares placing them on the edges sewing at center diagonally across the square pressing it then trimming the two back triangle edges leaving the top one.)

I do not know how to do the triangles in the tail and head, but suspect a square that is folded on one side and seamed then refolded and pressed so the seam is to the back and it forms a triangle, they are made then just placed in the straight seam of the two rectangles.

Then it's just adding borders of the background to get the right size.

Hope that makes sense.

I can see the rectangles and triangles, I just can't see how the odd shaped pieces go together, like the beak, comb, the center piece with the back triangles. I'm one who has to see it or have good instructions. I understand about the squares, sewing them diagonally, but I lost you from the pressing part. My Dh picked a large container of strawberries from our patch last evening, so I have to make freezer jam this afternoon. I'm going to try to make one of each, this one and the one I designed and go with the easiest one. Will get back with you this evening! Thank you!

 

[Kassaundra]

I can see the rectangles and triangles, I just can't see how the odd shaped pieces go together, like the beak, comb, the center piece with the back triangles. I'm one who has to see it or have good instructions. I understand about the squares, sewing them diagonally, but I lost you from the pressing part. My Dh picked a large container of strawberries from our patch last evening, so I have to make freezer jam this afternoon. I'm going to try to make one of each, this one and the one I designed and go with the easiest one. Will get back with you this evening! Thank you!

Does this help? The one line w/ the x on it was a mistake, the line should not be there.

The wattle, eye triangle and tail triangles are 3D, did you get that? Was that the part you didn't understand about sewing those and folding and pressing?

 

[Kassaundra]

This is how I would do the 3D triangles














I didn't show trimming the dog ear before turning, and of course trimming the long end off even w/ the triangle bottom.

 

[Kassaundra]

And here is the order I would sew them

 

[OHhappychicks]

That certainly does help!!! Thank you! And yes I did know they were 3-D. Thank you for the tutorial! It would have taken me a while to figure that out! You do all of this so quickly!! It would have taken me a couple of days to figure it out!

 

[OHhappychicks]

And here is the order I would sew them

OH OH OH!! I just figured out what you were talking about sewing the squares to make the triangles! I see it in that center piece with the different sized triangles!!! (# 1) I just have to see something and then I can go with it! Thank you for sharing this Idea with me! I haven't started my jam yet, so I think I may wait until early tomorrow morn to do it and start on my quilt squares!!! I'm excited!

 

[Kassaundra]

OH OH OH!! I just figured out what you were talking about sewing the squares to make the triangles! I see it in that center piece with the different sized triangles!!! (# 1) I just have to see something and then I can go with it! Thank you for sharing this Idea with me! I haven't started my jam yet, so I think I may wait until early tomorrow morn to do it and start on my quilt squares!!! I'm excited!

Your welcome, glad I could help.

 

[quailtrail]

@Kassaundra cool tutorial! !!!

 

[OHhappychicks]

Kassaundra~would you be offended if I didn't use this pattern? I know you did so much work and effort to show me the details, but I found another pattern that won't take me so long and I can add a chick to it. I really appreciate all the trouble you went to. I'm going to keep your pattern for a future project because I really like it. I was up to almost 1 am this morning getting it drawn out and now I have the pattern ready to use, but I saw this other one this morning on pinterest. I'm sorry!

Has everyone posted a pic of their projects? I'm hoping no one has already chosen the one I have found. I'm going to start on it here in just a bit and will post a pic. If someone else has done it, I will go back to plan b!

BTW, is there somewhere on this site that you can save a post? I want to save this page so it doesn't disappear. If not, does any one have a suggestion where I can save it? Thanks!

 

[Lacy Blues]

Kassaundra~would you be offended if I didn't use this pattern? I know you did so much work and effort to show me the details, but I found another pattern that won't take me so long and I can add a chick to it. I really appreciate all the trouble you went to. I'm going to keep your pattern for a future project because I really like it. I was up to almost 1 am this morning getting it drawn out and now I have the pattern ready to use, but I saw this other one this morning on pinterest. I'm sorry!

Has everyone posted a pic of their projects? I'm hoping no one has already chosen the one I have found. I'm going to start on it here in just a bit and will post a pic. If someone else has done it, I will go back to plan b!

BTW, is there somewhere on this site that you can save a post? I want to save this page so it doesn't disappear. If not, does any one have a suggestion where I can save it? Thanks!

Can't speak for Kassaundra, but... even if the pattern you want to use has been done by someone else, you will probably have different fabrics and that should be fine.

As far as saving this page, if you go to your profile page, it should be listed there already as threads that you are subscribed to.