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Old 08-08-2012, 07:28 AM
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Too Cluk'in CUTE!
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Old 08-08-2012, 07:29 AM
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For future reference, before you add the window frames put some blocks up on your working wall with your inserts in the bottom of the window rather than at the top, it might ground the image more.
Darling quilt, well done!
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Old 08-08-2012, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Tartan View Post
They look adorable in their little windows! You could always appliqué some nests under your chickens if it bothers you.
Good idea! But I don't applique....and it doesn't bother me that much. I've decided the "floating" ones are just standing farther back in their cages.
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Old 08-08-2012, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jj1150 View Post
This is just adorable!!! Those chickens are so darn cute May I ask where you found this pattern????

jody
Thanks! And if you mean the fabric, I got it at Wal-Mart. $5.97 a yard, I think. I didn't have a pattern for the quilt, just looked up some online instructions for Attic Windows and used that to know how to do the windows, Y seam, etc. The instructions I found didn't have the sashing or ledges, so I added that the way I usually do sashing. The fussy cut chickens are 4-1/2", the pieces for the window frame (black with white dots and the white with black circles (which I thought looked a little like fencing!) are 2-1/2 by 6-7/8 before the 45 degree cut. Each little chicken block finishes out at 6-1/4". The finished top, with border, is 44-1/2" square.
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Old 08-08-2012, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by burchquilts View Post
Y-seams & I are not friends, so when I've done Attic Windows, I've done mine with a HFT in the corner insetad... MUCH easier! And the look is the same.

Your quilt is absolutely adorable! I love, love, love it! It's so happy!!!
THANKS! I admit I approached the Y seams with quaking. I considered doing the HST but frankly, THEY are not usually my friends, so I thought I might as well try the Y. I was shocked at how easy they were.
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Your quilt is sooooo cute and pretty and well done! The chickens look like they're in their own nesting boxes.
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Originally Posted by Grandma Bonnie View Post
I see it as looking out the windows and the chickens are out there in the grass ~ some closer - some farther away. I love it!
Thanks! This is how I've decided to see it, too.
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Thanks to everyone for the compliments and comments! I'm grateful to all of you for your suggestions and reassurances, and especially to the person who is also struggling with her attic window sashings. While I'm sorry to hear you are having the same problems, it helps to know I'm not alone!

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I rather like them " floating" not so uniform and exact........ much more charming that way to me.... great job
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That is darling.
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