Chicken Scraps Wall Art

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  Step 1

  cut frame fabric. cut for strips of fabric to cover your frame. Mine measured 2@2"x8"
  and 2@2"x6" to cover a frame that's surface is 1 1/4" X5/8" deep. ...I have stash of clearance sale frames I keep for quick gifts.

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  Step 2

  I think the best way to find out the measurement for your frame is to lie the fabric on the frame and cut a little longer than the depth but cut exactly the width.

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  Step 3

  The 4 corners will overlap on the flat part of the frame. but will not over lap on the sides; making it easier to fold over neatly.

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  Step 4

  but will not over lap on the sides; making it easier to fold over neatly.

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  Step 5

  Attach the fabric to your frame.I like to use a big Ol' bowl when I am using modgepodge. I pour a little in the bowl then coat the strips using a brush in the bowl.

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  Step 6

  I applied my fabric on the longest sides first, then the shorter ones.

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  Step 7

  I did it like that to match up the strips in the ticking fabric.

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  Step 8

  I made sure to try and keep any excess on one side so it would trim easily. I trimmed while it was still wet ...very carefully WITH CRAFT SCISSORS!! that I immediately washedSet the frames aside to dry, you might prop them as I did on little rocks.

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  Step 9

  Print the chic pattern .Just click and drag it to your desktop and print image to "scale". This chic fits nicely into a 4x6 frame. If your using a bigger or smaller frame adjust your chic accordingly.

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  Step 10

  Make your fabric chics. For the red chic I used a damaged vintage quilt square. For the other I made a small patchwork and cut my chic from it. You could also cut a chic from a single scrap of fabric and make this a no-sew project.

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  Step 11

  a. To make your own patchwork simply cut 4 , 2" x3" squares of fabric that are eye pleasing in combination.

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  Step 12

  Stitch them together to make one 4"x6" rectangle and press.

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  Step 13

  b. Next for whichever method you are getting your chic; attach fusible interface, then heat and bond to the back side.

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  Step 14

  c.Arrange and trace your chic. Make sure your chic is on your fabric so that you get the look you want.I suggest if you are using the a patchwork fabric , to make sure the legs are not on a seam, this just make for neater chicken legs!

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  Step 15

  trace the chic on the back side directly on the heat and bond paper , it won't bleed through.

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  Step 16

  Cut a background. You can use the paper that came with the frame as the template for your background or trace one if you don't have that. I cut my background from one piece of fabric but you could sew together a background as well.

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  Step 17

  ...like this one I made for Cinda with a bi-color field behind the chic sort of like a horizon line.(sorry about the glarey photo)

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  Step 18

  Attach your chic to the background. First lay the frame over the background and decide the placement of your chic before you adhere it .

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  Step 19

  I like to add a top stitch around the edge of the chic, but the heat and bond will be enough if you do not want to stitch.

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  Step 20

  I also like to attach a flat button at this point, as a little peeper.

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  Step 21

  Frame and hang your scrappy chic art!

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Heather C. · Mt Holly, North Carolina, US · 56 projects 25th March 2010

neat! thanks for sharing

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