Thanks so much to all of you!
I learned much here today. Putting sandpaper dots, rubber cement, nail polish with salt, or something similar on the bottom of rulers to keep them from moving, especially the smaller ones. And I appreciate all the methods of fussy cutting suggested.
I drew lines around the chicken(s) and cut the squares with my long ruler and rotary cutter. I think I messed up, though, because I drew lines with an ordinary pencil, then stupidly pressed some of the blocks before erasing the lines. They may be permanent from the heat, even though I've erased them as well as I can.....also erasing is not good since it stretches the fabric. Live and learn! ;-)
I intended to just center the chickens in blocks made of strips but then decided to do an attic window, which I've never done. I'm adding sashing to give the windows more dimension (I hope); funny but when you look through the camera lens, the "windows" are so much more obvious. If it turns out at all as planned, I'll post a photo.....eventually.
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Thanks again for everyone's comment!
Marilyn