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Prepare the Fabric:
Trace the Chicken Patterns
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The patterns can be found under the patterns tab at the bottom of this page. When you
trace them with a fine-line, permanent-ink marker, use solid lines for sewing lines,
slashed lines for unturned edges that will be under other pieces, and dotted lines for placement. |
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Lay Solvy over the pattern and trace each component separately. Irregular or small
pieces left over from another project are perfect to use for the project as long as
there is at least a 1" margin all around each pattern piece. Accurate tracing is a snap if each
piece of Solvy is sprayed lightly with Sulky KK 2000 before placing it on the pattern;
this will also hold the Solvy pattern onto the fabric when sewing. |
Create the Chicken Pieces
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Cut apart all Solvy pattern pieces. Select your fabric for each piece and place the
Solvy pattern on the right side of your selected fabric. Because you are viewing the
pattern pieces as they will appear when finished, simply move and turn the Solvy
pattern piece until any design feature on your fabric is within the sewing line,
and going in the direction you want. |
| Straight stitch along all of the solid lines, then trim to within a scant 1/4"
outside of the stitching, taking care not to trim off any portion that lays under.
Turn right side out. For pieces that are sewn all the way around, carefully cut a
slit in the center of the Solvy and gently turn it to the back of the applique
fabric; finger press, or press with a DRY iron. |
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Placement of Chickens
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Determine the approximate placement of your chickens on the background log cabin. Spritz
BACKGROUND with water to make the Solvy adhere, and gently layer chicken pieces in
numerical order; adjust as needed to be sure all unturned edges are covered. When final
placement is determined, press down with a steam iron to secure them in place.
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DO NOT slide the iron. If a piece is loose, give it a shot of steam, then press dry.
With Sulky 40 wt. Poly Deco to match or Sulky Polyester Invisible Thread,
applique stitch the chicken as desired. Evelyn used a blind hem with a relatively short
stitch length. For most applique methods, no further stabilization is needed because the
Solvy behind each piece is sufficient; and it will wash away without a trace leaving no
stiffness or added weight. |
Add Borders, Layer the Quilt and Bind
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Add borders, then quilt using your favorite Sulky Decorative Thread and a
free-form or stencil design that best lends itself to the area being quilted |
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It's fun using Sulky Multi-Color Metallic Threads in different design patterns
to quilt the chicken's feathers. In the green fabric areas, Evelyn used a green 30 wt.
Sulky Rayon to look like grass, and a Variegated Sulky 30 wt. for the backgrounds. |
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For the patterns we are providing them as downloads from the browser below. You may click each image and then print the
pattern that appears or you may save the images to your local hard drive.
The patterns are scaled to fit onto 8-1/2" X 11" pieces of paper, though they might have to be rotated. Each piece of the pattern is downloaded seperately and trimmed and combined with the other pattern pieces to construct the full sized pattern.
If you wish to save to your hard drive proceed as follows:
PC users - right click on each image and select "save this image as..." in the pop up menu.
Mac users - control click to bring up the popoup menu and then select "save this image as...".
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