Funky Chicken Quilt Top

Woo Hoo! Yesterday I finished piecing a wild quilt top. The working title is Funky Chicken. This has several chicken prints from the "Fowl Play" line that was popular a few years back. Black, white, yellow, red. BTW, this is for the guild challenge: 'Black & White and ________' (add one or two other colors.) Since this is only a top, it is too early to dance. The quilt is due next Tuesday, so I'll post a happy dance next week. Meantime I'll tell you about the top.

I used a split 4 patch double split block, inspired by Judy Hooworth's book Razzle Dazzle Quilts, page 42. Split 4 patch is just a 4 patch block with added skinny sashing dividing the patches, center square is optional. Double split means adding more sashing between the finished blocks. (Just read the book!)

I pieced 2 opposing patches with the wild white prints (chickens or dots), the other 2 with really bold yellow prints; the 4 sashes with 4 different lively red prints; tiny center square white/black prints. The larger sashes are directional or geometric black/white print. Yellow squares in central area sashes, red squares in outer sashes. Skinny pieced yellow inner border. Asymmetrical outer border at 5" and 3.3" .... one and a quarter side black prints, the rest white prints. Lots of cheerful chickens on outer border. All the prints are BUSY ... dots, stripes, circles, squiggles, triangles, splashes. Small quilt ... 32.5" x 41" .... but still has *50* different prints and very bold colors. Edgy, did I mention edgy? I think I out dazzled Judy's model on this one!

PAT, ready to baste those chickens in VA/USA

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Pat in Virginia
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Pat in Virginia

As an alternative, you could come visit me, and I'll let you use my digital camera here long enough to photograph the quilt. ;) Or just send the quilt, and I'll photograph it for you!

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Sandy Foster

Hi Nancy (and Wendy too!) Thanks for the kind words. If I were going to the show, I'd be glad to carry the Funky Chicken along. I will not be going this time due to another obligation. Y'all be patient and you can see it at MAQF in February.

A side note about this little quilt. When I started it I thought that maybe it would be a fun baby quilt for my DN's little one expected in late Sept. When I finished I decided NOT to give it to any child, for fear that the parents would blame me for any and all emotional trauma the kidlet ever suffers!

All for now. PAT

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Pat in Virginia

Pat, this sounds reallly wild and oh so nifty! If you can't get get a picture posted for all of us here maybe you could drive it around so we could see it. I do my "oohs and ahhhs" much better in person.

Dee in LeRoy, NY (where I can't find that book on my shelves and I'm pretty sure I have it)

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DDM

Sounds like you're cookin', Pat! Hope you get that digital camera soon so I can see eggzacly what it looks like and steal the idea!

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dogmom

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