A free, if somewhat untidy, chick for Easter

I’ve rather lost track of Easter this year and can’t work out when it’s supposed to be. However, whenever it comes along here’s a slightly unkempt Easter chick for your collection. It started off as an experiment to see how I could make a rough, feathery kind of texture for a little bird – it’s not too bad but like all first attempts it needs a little bit more work. The body is appliqueed onto the background but the raw edges aren’t finished off - rather there are a lot of loose feathers extending over the edge of the fabric. It doesn’t look very neat but then it’s not supposed to

 

The rather scruffy chick

It’s rather large for a chick: it’s for the 5x7 hoop, which makes it stitch out a little larger than life-size, and with hindsight I should have made it a bit smaller. You can try “shrinking” it if your software will let you, but I haven’t test-stitched it at a smaller size so I’m not sure how it will turn out

To download it, just click here, and don't forget the worksheet here So - I wish you a Happy Easter, and let's hope that spring won't be too far behind it

Comments

[Gail Beam]

Hi Mia, Happy Easter to you and your family!! Thank you so much for the Awesome Easter chick! I love the unfinished edge of the fabric. It adds some extra fuzzy to the edges and the little chick's feathers are magnificent.

[Mari]

Happy Easter, Mia! Thank you for the chick, such a cutie. I love it's fuzziness and colours are so sunny.

[deb]

Thank you Mia,it's the perfect size. What a sweet Easter gift it makes.

[Martie]

Thank you so much for the design, Mia. Happy Easter to you and your family. I will have fun with this design.

[ram bou]

Mia, Happy Easter to you and your family. Thank you for your scruffy chick. I love it when designs are digitized to be scruffy. It adds so much to the designs. Will be using it.

[Lisa Cox]

Very cute. I like her attitude, and I'm giggling at her name: Scruffy, the Easter chick. Thank you!

[Mia]

Yes, well, the original idea was to make her fluffy rather than scruffy! But I suppose I should be grateful for some kind of result!

[shirley]

Happy Easter! I like the rougher feathers looks like a real chick walking down the chicken yard.

[Ceil]

Adorable! Yes, chicky feathers are all about sticking out here and there! Very cute and thank you!

[Chantal]

Merci pour ce nouvel oiseau
J'attends toujours avec impatience vos créations

[Linda Hudson]

Thank you for this lovely chick! It is very inspirational! I love it!

[jacki tindall]

Thanks again, and congratulations on going to the craft show. I'm sure you'll be a hit. I've just returned from Alaska and have some native art pix that I will send you as soon as I get organized.
jacki

[ly]

Would love to have your little chick, so cute and thanks for sharing your talent!

[Sissi]

I love your scruffy chick! Thank you so much!

Hugs
Sissi