More Chicken Scratch

I am so excited about learning chicken scratch.

Just wanted to show you one of the things I have been working on.

I plan to make a pillow or frame it.

Perfect, no! But at least I am trying.

I have been trying to learn a lot lately and this is one of them.

I am loving doing handwork!

If you would like to see more of what I am learning you can click Here!

More Chicken Scratch!

I am in love with Chicken scratch.

This is my second attempt but I had so much fun!!!

I didn't use a pattern. I just traced the butterfly

and went from there.  That is why one wing is bigger than the other!  (lol)

You can see more here!

And this is my third attempt!

I used a pattern from HERE!

Isn't this cottage cute?  I LOVE it!

I worked this on the bigger gingham checks and it was so much easier.

Just thought I would share my excitement!

CHICKEN SCRATCH

I (barb from bejeweled quilts) was so excited when I saw Val's post. I have a friend that has been wanting to teach me this Chicken Scratch for a while.

This is my semi completed project. This is going to be a pocket to an apron.

Mine does not look as good as Val's. I have to confess when I was a little girl, we were being taught hand stitching at church. Mine was horrible and to this day I have shied away from it. I have started a few projects and have been encouraged by some blogging friends. So...I will give myself and E for effort. Hopefully, the next time it will be better.

Val is right, this is so fun. She has a wonderful tutorial over at her bog.

Here are a few other names for Chicken Scratch
Snow Flake embroidery
Amish Embroidery
Depression Lace
Gingham Lace

Do check out her tutorial.....

My Very First Chicken Scratch Project

I am so excited after doing my first chicken scratch project that I can't wait to start another one.

If you would like to see more about it visit  My Blog!!!

Chicken Scratch

A few weeks I posted about "Chicken Scratch" on my blog.
My best friend Vicki  has a customer that does chicken scratch and then makes quilts.
Vicki fell in love with this art.  So she started watching her and then learned how to do it
herself.  This is her first attempt at chicken scratch.  I think it is perfect. 
She is gonna teach me too!  She brought me a  instruction book today that her customer
let her copy. I cannot wait to learn this!!!

When Vicki first shared this with me I searched the internet trying to find something about it.
Chicken scratch is a revival of a lovely needlecraft which has been known by other names. 
 You may know it as one of
the following: Tenneriffe Lace, Depression Lace, Chinese Pinwheel, Tic Tac Toe Embroidery, Hoover Star, Mountain Lace, Gingham Lace, Norwegian Embroidery, Snowflake Embroidery or Amish Embroidery
I thought I might share some links that I have found.
These look like great  instructions.
Also, click Here and Here.
And here are a couple of blogs about it:
Click here and here.

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I hope that you enjoyed this as much as I did when Vicki shared it with me.
I can't wait to learn and then I will show you what I have done.
We take a little trip together in May so I am planning on Vicki teaching me then.
Do you know how to do chicken scratch?
I would love to see some of your projects.
My blog is http://www.lifeslittlegarden.blogspot.com/