Chicken Pot Holder – Vintage Pattern

Size: About 8″ from beak to tail

Materials:

• Scraps of fabric for top, underside and padding
• Cotton batting
• 3/4 yard bias tape
• 2 buttons
• Scouring pad

Free Pattern

Click the pattern to view full size, right click on it, select “Save Picture As” and save it to your computer’s desktop. Then open the image file on your computer and click “Print”. I’ve blown this up so it should print off for you in perfect scale (squares are 1″). If you try printing it directly from the web page, it’s a bit too small (I don’t know why that happens).

Directions:

• Following whole pattern and adding seam allowances, cut 2 top pieces; follow from fold line down to cut underside and padding. Cut 1 1/4″ x 2″ strip for comb.
• Fold, pleat and pin comb to one head. Right sides together, seam top pieces from A, across back, to tail. Turn; stuff head and neck with cotton.
• Pin padding and underside to open wings. Bind with tape, making a loop for hanging.
• Sew on button eyes. Set chicken on scouring pad.

Source: Woman’s Day Magazine, 100 Christmas Gifts To Make, November 1969

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