Instructions do not include the
log cabin directions. They are
for the 4" square variation.
log cabin directions. They are
for the 4" square variation.
1) Cut two 4" squares of fabric per chicken.
2) The "Tail" - Cut two 1" by 4" lengths of fabric. Fold in half right sides together and sew a right
triangle in each one. Trim to within 1/8" of seam line. Turn to right side and press flat.
3) Make two tail pieces. Lay one on top of the other so that one is bigger than the other and trim
excess on the unsewn seam.
4) The comb and beak - You can use felt or ultrasuede and cut your own eigher free hand or with
the below template.
5) Pin comb and beak to one of the corners. Make sure the comb doesn't extend into the seam
allowance of the beak side otherwise you may end up with some very unusual looking chickens.
6) Put the two square blocks together, right sides facing. Sew a 1/4" Seam. See below diagram
for starting place - think of it as the back. Start at the back and sew over the comb, turn the
corner and sew down the breast. Then turn the corner, sew about 1" on the bottom and
backstitch. Leave an opening of about 1 1/2" and finish sewing the bottom. LEAVE FOURTH
SIDE OPEN.
7) To sew the chicken, open up the fourth side and squish so that the top seam hits bottom seam.
This is what gives the chicken it's shape. Before you sew, insert the tail section inside the
chicken, centering it. Sew across the end. Now you will see why we left that opening on the third
side of the chicken. This is the hole you need to turn it inside out. Before you turn, trim the
corners.
8) Now all you need to do is stuff the chicken. Wool is good for the pins but the chicken looks like
bloated roadkill. Rice and aquariaum can be used with equal success. It helps to make a funnel
out of template plastic to get more gravel or rice in the chicken and less on the floor. Squeeze in
as much as you can, then sew up the bottom. The contents will settle a little leaving you with a
kind of empty headed chicken. They aren't brilliant birds anyway. Sew little black seed beads up
near comb and beak for eyes.
2) The "Tail" - Cut two 1" by 4" lengths of fabric. Fold in half right sides together and sew a right
triangle in each one. Trim to within 1/8" of seam line. Turn to right side and press flat.
3) Make two tail pieces. Lay one on top of the other so that one is bigger than the other and trim
excess on the unsewn seam.
4) The comb and beak - You can use felt or ultrasuede and cut your own eigher free hand or with
the below template.
5) Pin comb and beak to one of the corners. Make sure the comb doesn't extend into the seam
allowance of the beak side otherwise you may end up with some very unusual looking chickens.
6) Put the two square blocks together, right sides facing. Sew a 1/4" Seam. See below diagram
for starting place - think of it as the back. Start at the back and sew over the comb, turn the
corner and sew down the breast. Then turn the corner, sew about 1" on the bottom and
backstitch. Leave an opening of about 1 1/2" and finish sewing the bottom. LEAVE FOURTH
SIDE OPEN.
7) To sew the chicken, open up the fourth side and squish so that the top seam hits bottom seam.
This is what gives the chicken it's shape. Before you sew, insert the tail section inside the
chicken, centering it. Sew across the end. Now you will see why we left that opening on the third
side of the chicken. This is the hole you need to turn it inside out. Before you turn, trim the
corners.
8) Now all you need to do is stuff the chicken. Wool is good for the pins but the chicken looks like
bloated roadkill. Rice and aquariaum can be used with equal success. It helps to make a funnel
out of template plastic to get more gravel or rice in the chicken and less on the floor. Squeeze in
as much as you can, then sew up the bottom. The contents will settle a little leaving you with a
kind of empty headed chicken. They aren't brilliant birds anyway. Sew little black seed beads up
near comb and beak for eyes.
