Originally Posted by fayza
I was talking to my longarm quilter yesterday, and she was telling me about a project she was trying called chicken scratch. She said you use gingham fabric, and embroidery thread. I had no idea what she was talking about, so I came here to the quilt board, and did a search for "chickenscratch" and sure enough here it is, exactly what she was talking about. I'm thinking about attempting it. Fellow quilters, please share your knowledge.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-58436-1.htm
This QB is an amazing learning tool for a newbie like me :)
I did that on aprons when I was a kid. We didn't call it chicken scratch, but I don't remember what we called it. I guess that's part of the reason I have arthritis in my hands, and only like to do things with a machine. Too tedious for me anymore.