Time for another free design. Recently I’ve been working on pieces for exhibition and because they’re not always appropriate as freebies, I’ve had to go back to the archives for ideas for free designs. Cherri reminded me about a group of chickens that I did a long time ago and mostly forgotten about, so here’s one of them as a freebie. As I remember, the idea came from some charming Chinese folk paintings that I found on the internet, and Cherri has stitched it out beautifully
A chicken for August
The chicken has two areas of applique: the body and the wing. The wing is appliqueed on top of the body applique, making a double layer of fabric over the wing, so it will be best to use fairly light-weight fabric for both areas. Quilting-weight cotton should be fine. There are a few unavoidable jump stitches but these can easily be trimmed after the design is stitched out
If you’d like this design, just drop a “comment” to the blog asking for The Chicken and I’ll send it out to you. If this is your first time of asking, please read the conditions on the “Free Designs” page on the menu above. And if I don’t get back to you within a day or two, please try again from another e-mail address. I reply to all messages, but sometimes messages bounce, so if I seem to be ignoring you, please try again
I would love to have the chicken!
Oh the chicken is so cute! Please send the design.
I would love your chicken Mia! Thank you very much!
Love your fabulous chicken! I would love to have your darling chicken design! Thank you for considering my request.
Gail
It is a very nice design. I would love to have it. Thank you! Sharon
This is a beautiful design. I would love to have it. Thanks!
“Would love to have the chicken. It is a great design. Thank you.
It is such a joyful design. I would love to have it (in v.6 if you could). Thank you 🙂
Mari
Love the chicken – thanks so much for sharing
I love chickens-and I would love to have this design!
thanks,
chris b
I would love to have have your great chicken.
Thanks,
claristine
Love the chicken – will be in my kitchen stitched.
Thank you for sharing your talent,
Teresa
Lovely chicken. I’d love to have it also.
I love chickens! Please send me your design, I can’t wait to try it in Batiks.
I would love to have the beautiful chicken.Please send it to me. Thanks
I’d love to have your cute chicken, Thanks.
I love chickens. And love yours. Please send to me. Becky
I would love to receive the download of this chicken. My sister collects chicken and she would love getting this design on something for her kitchen.
Would appreciate you sending me the applique chicken design. My DIL has hens and roosters in her kitchen and this would go perfect. Thanks in advance.
Claudia
I collect roosters and hens – my kitchen is done up in them. Would love to use this design. May I have it please? Thanks so much.
Cathy
I love the chicken and would like to have it
Thanks for sharing your awesome talent! Love your chicken and would love to have the design.
Thanks so much
Le
I would love this design! I just started to do applique designs, and this one would be a nice one to do.
Mia, your designs are all fantastic, please send the the chicken. Thank you.
Your embroidery design and work are inspirational–especially the painted fabric background with imaginative embroidery on top. This little chicken is great fun! Interesting that the design was inspired by a Chinese picture–the motifs look early native American (including Central and South Americas).
Very nice! I love the fabric chosen for the chicken’s body. There’s a texture to it that just fits.
Yes, please, if you have time, I’d love the design.
Please send me the chicken also. You are so kind to do this for us beginners.
My email provider isn’t providing me with all my email. Please resend this cutie chicken if you have done so previously as it may be part of the group that my program crashed when trying to deliver.
Thank you again.
Ceil
Too cute! This will be a great addition to my chicken collection. Thank you so much.
Love your chicken!!
Please send me a copy and thank you for sharing! 🙂
Such a lovely chicken! Please send it to me. Thank you so much!
Love, love, love your chicken! Please send me your chicken and thank you!
I would love to have the chicken
I’m happy to see your new digitizing
Thank
Chantal
I’m not too chicken to ask for this lovely chicken!
That chicken is perfect, wonderfully done, I would love to have it.
GMc