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I simply took a piece of muslin and drew a portion of the trick or treat lettering in marker. Then, made some hasty sketches of chickens and free motion quilted them on my little Elna model 50 "Grasshopper." Then I began to go over the marker letters in chain stitches, at the same time auditioning two different weights of WonderFil Eleganza thread. In all of the drawing classes I have had, my teachers always stressed the importance of drawing directly from the real thing, don't try to draw from memory. These chickens are proof of that advice.
I have dabbled a little bit with one of the little Mardi Gras series - the ones where I was supposed to finish one a week - here is some hand embroidery that I am pleased with:
Image and design copyright RPS
I am off to at least find pictures of chickens. There is a barn full of chickens within sight of my house, but I don't know the neighbors well enough to ask them if I could hang out there for a while drawing their laying hens.
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