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callen 03-21-2012 04:50 PM
Beautiful work !! Can we see it finished?

My time 03-21-2012 05:56 PM
Originally Posted by dunster (Post 5073128)
This could be fun to quilt! Grass with eggs in it at the bottom, chicken wire at the top, or a barn, farmyard scene. I would do it in white thread so the chicken is still the focus, but the quilting gives texture and added interest when you get closer.
This is sort of what I was thinking as well. But then ( truth be told I didn't think of cross hatching).

suzanprincess 03-21-2012 07:01 PM
Why does everyone want to put this majestic rooster and his friends in cages?!! I live near a village with chickens roaming, and they're beautiful and free. I hate the idea of confining this handsome gent; please, no chicken wire!

I agree with the suggestion to make photocopies and try out some designs with pencil first, and also agree with the idea that less is more with a stunning work like this. White or off-white/ecru stitching of pebbles and maybe grasses below their feet could look nice, and/or some echoing of the birds themselves, say three lines, unevenly spaced so they seem to radiate from the birds. Either increasing or decreasing width between lines could work.

chuckbere15 03-21-2012 08:04 PM
Originally Posted by erstan947 (Post 5072891)
Maybe echo quilting around the chickens. Beautiful work.
That was my first thought.

Gerbie 03-21-2012 08:07 PM
Originally Posted by Sneed (Post 5072872)
I need suggestions on what kind of design to quilt onto the Aida cloth. My daughter cross stitched 15 chickens and roosters and wanted me to put them together in a wallhanging. I got that done, but now am stumped as to what should be quilted on the Aida cloth that will not take the focus away from her work. The border is going to be done in hooked feathers that look sort like rooster feathers...from Sally Terry's book, "Hooked on Feathers."
I would appreciate any ideas.

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Echoing would be great, but what about making cross sections like chicken wire surrounding the rooster as though he were fenced and standing in front of the wire? Just a thought. You could use light grey thread to do this or maybe silver thread to make it look more realistic. Just don't quilt over the rooster. DD did beautiful work on the rooster, and I'll just bet the others are just as great.

earthwalker 03-21-2012 08:08 PM
I like Mom3's idea, so the chicken wire doesn't come too close to the birds.

Grannyh67 03-22-2012 07:19 AM
that is one pretty quilt. I love the rooster, your DD did a great job!!!

Sneed 03-22-2012 08:01 AM
I want to thank all of you for looking at this rooster and for your many, many suggestions. I have been reading and trying different ideas on paper and on scrap sandwiches. So far, no final decision. So much time has been put into this project...mainly into the 15 chickens stitched by my daughter...that I'm being very careful. Yes, I will post once I find the right direction. Keep posting new ideas. I'm watching.

Gladys 03-22-2012 08:17 AM
​ I vote for the chicken wire too.

ube quilting 03-22-2012 02:56 PM
Keep it simple so the bird makes the statement. Cross- hatching would look great.
peace

Irene Frohreich 03-22-2012 03:58 PM
I vote for the chicken wire in white, the cross stitch is beautiful.


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