Chicken Quilt Pattern | Appliqué Hen Block Quilt in Gingham & Calico | Beginner Farmhouse Quilt | PDF Instant Download
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PDF quilt pattern · Appliqué chicken block quilt, multiple sizes · Beginner · Full-size templates and photo instructions · Instant download — no physical item shipped
A whole flock on one quilt — every hen cut from a different fabric. Red gingham, blue calico, yellow floral, green ditsy. All on a crisp white background, all facing the same way, like they're heading somewhere together.
Each block is one hen appliquéd onto a white square: body, comb, wattle and legs. No piecing inside the block and no points to match. If you can cut round a template and stitch an edge, you can make this quilt.
It's a scrap quilt in the best sense: every fat quarter and fabric remnant you've been saving becomes a chicken. And it's the kind of quilt that makes a bedroom feel like a farmhouse.
🧵 WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Full-size printable hen templates — body, comb, wattle, legs
- Step-by-step appliqué instructions with photos
- Block construction and placement guide
- Sashing and border instructions
- Quilt layout diagrams in multiple sizes
- Fabric requirement chart per size
- Quilting suggestions and binding instructions
📏 FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Single block: [XX] x [XX] cm
Baby: [XX] x [XX] cm — [XX] blocks
Throw: [XX] x [XX] cm — [XX] blocks
Twin: [XX] x [XX] cm — [XX] blocks
Queen: [XX] x [XX] cm — [XX] blocks
✂️ FABRIC & NOTIONS
Background: white or cream solid — [XX] m for the throw
Hens: fat quarters or scraps — gingham, calico, florals, one per hen
Combs and wattles: red scraps
Legs: tan or brown scraps
Binding: small floral print — [XX] m
Backing: [XX] m
Batting: [XX] x [XX] cm
Fusible web: [XX] m
Thread: matching or contrast for the appliqué edges, plus quilting thread
🪡 PATTERN DETAILS
- Skill level: beginner — appliqué only, no piecing inside the block
- Seam allowance: 0.6 cm (1/4 inch)
- Appliqué: raw-edge fusible or turned-edge [verify which is taught]
- Format: printable PDF with full-size templates
🛍️ MATERIALS NEEDED
- Sewing machine
- Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
- Printer and paper
- Fusible web and an appliqué pressing sheet
- Small sharp scissors
- Iron
⚙️ HOW IT WORKS
- Download instantly — your files arrive the moment your order is confirmed.
- Print the templates at 100% and check the test square.
- Make one hen block — background, body, comb, legs. That's the whole technique.
- Repeat, join with sashing, then quilt and bind.
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