sandpat

OK...here is chicken #2 for me. Is it ok if the chicken wire is going all different directions? I just could not figure out how to get it all the right way!!! Those little pieces are tiny! If it looks bad though, I'll try again...

After this one I think I'll start on the applique patterns...but I do it by hand...maybe I can get it good enough on the machine though...I'll try...

Debbie1

Cute chicken - I love seeing all the different chickens you "chicks" dream up!

Swan Song

Oh Patti. I will have to do my applique by hand also. I have no experience with machine applique. I got brave enough to try and do a quilt label with the machine and found neither machine has a blanket stitch :thumbdown:

I told DH that means I may need another machine :wink:

sandpat

Oh gosh, yes...I would most definetly buy a new machine so I could get a blanket stitch!! Mine has it and I've used it before..I just really prefer to hand applique. Although right now I'm hand appliqueing a border for one of the International Round Robin centers and I'm afraid that it has a deadline..the chickens don't. Maybe I can finish the IRR center up pretty quickly though!

You do need to join us!!!

tlrnhi

I tried that, didn't look good.
I do have a stitch on the machine that looks like a snowflake sort of thing, so might play with that and see what I can do for the eye.

sandpat

I think they might be too bright of a blue. Can you change them to a darker fabric, then put a dot of white or that stitch you are talking about?

tlrnhi

Patti your chicken is cute!
I can't hand stitch to make anything look nice, but I've got the machine applique pretty good. Plus, my machine has a TON of stitches!

Ninnie

love, love, love the chickens! Hurry and make another one. :D :D



Ninnie

tlrnhi

I tried a lighter blue, black and even white before I "glued" the dark blue eyes down.
I'll figure something out.

tlrnhi

You have to make one first! :) :) :)