A friend taught me this years ago and I did some for aprons. Sometimes I used graph paper and made up my own patterns. She did a lot of it--but never a whole quilt. Yours is beautiful! I've been needing a new "traveling project." I have a lot of gingham check fabric on hand, so you have given me an idea for my new traveling project. I also take my traveling projects with me when I go to dr. appts. with those drs. who are always way behind schedule. I cannot stand to sit idle long.
I did some googling for chicken stratch, too, and discovered a lady who sells chicken scratch quilts on line--from $150 (baby quilt) to $1000 (king-sized).
http://www.freewebs.com/slavenfarms/...vensquilts.htm