This charming quilt is the perfect project for Spring with its adorable hens made from colourful prints
Designed and made by NICOLA DODD Quilted by JAYNE BRERETON AT QUILTER’S TRADING POST
PRE-CUTS PROJECT
BEHIND THE QUILT DIG OUT PRECIOUS PRINTS!
“Flaunt your favourite prints by creating a hen house full of fancy rare-breed chickens all ready to shake a tail feather!” – Nicola Dodd
You will need
■ Print fabric – Twenty-one (21) fat eighths
■ Cream fabric (chick) – One (1) 6in square approx.
■ Red fabric – (coop flag) – One (1) 7in square approx.
■ Background fabric – 2½yds
■ Border fabric – ⅞yd
■ Backing fabric – 3¾yds
■ Batting – 66in x 78in
■ Binding fabric – ⅔yd
Finished size
■ Quilt: 58in x 70in
■ Hen Blocks: 10in square
Fabric used
■ Nicola used the Dawn on the Prairie collection by Fancy That
Design House for Moda Fabrics
Notes
■ Please read through the pattern before you begin.
■ Choose prints with plenty of contrast in both the colour and scale of the prints to add interest to your chicken blocks. And don’t forget a dash of yellow for their beaks! Nicola used the binding fabric for the hens’ beaks and the chick’s wing and beak (see step 9).
■ Assume a ¼in seam allowance.
■ WOF = width of fabric. Assume a width of 42in.
■ HST = half-square triangle(s).
■ You can find helpful tutorials on Nicola’s blog and website www.cakestandquilts.com.
Cutting out
1 Choose eighteen (18) fat eighths for the hen blocks and cut each fat eighth as shown in Fig 1A and as described below (Note: the pieces will be mixed and matched amongst the blocks):
■ One (1) 4½in x 8½in piece.
■ One (1) 5½in x 4½in piece.
■ One (1) 5½in x 2½in piece.
■ Three (3) 2½in squares.
■ One (1) 3in square.
■ One (1) 1½in square.
2 Choose one (1) fat eighth for the coop and cut as shown in Fig 1B and as follows:
■ Two (2) 5½in x 6½in squares.
■ One (1) 2in x 8½in strip.
■ Two (2) 2in x 4½in strips.
3 Choose one (1) fat eighth for the coop sides/gable and cut as shown in Fig 1C and as follows:
■ Two (2) 4½in squares.
■ One (1) 2in x 8½in strip.
■ Two (2) 2in x 5½in strips.
4 Choose one (1) dark fat eighth for the coop interior and cut as shown in Fig 1D and as follows:
■ One (1) 2½in x 5½in strip.
■ One (1) 3½in square.
■ One (1
