Chicken Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Gold: Cut ONE (1) 2 3/8″ square.
• Red: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 3/8″ squares which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles. You only need ELEVEN (11) of these Half-Square Triangles for this block.)
• Red: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangle. (This is the “Chicken’s Body.”)
• Red: Cut ONE (1) 2″ square. (This is the “Chicken’s Head.”)
• Red: Cut ONE (1) 1″ x 2″ rectangle. (This is paired with the White 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle & is on top of the “Chicken’s Head.”)
• Red: Cut ONE (1) 2″ x 3 1/2″ rectangle. (This is flanked on FOUR (4) sides by the results of the Red 2 3/8″ squares. It’s below the “Chicken’s Body.”)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 2 3/8″ square. On the back side of each square, draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Gold 2 3/8″ squares, which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. On the back side of each square, draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Red 2 3/8″ squares which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles. You only need ELEVEN (11) of these Half-Square Triangles for this block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangles. (These are the middle left-hand & right-hand sides of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut THREE (3) 2″ x 5″ rectangles. (ONE (1) of these is flanked on TWO (2) sides by the results of the White 2 3/8″ squares. The remaining TWO (2) of these are the lower left-hand & right-hand corners of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 2″ square. (This is paired on ONE (1) side with the Red 1″ x 2″ rectangle & the White 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle. (This is paired with the Red 1″ x 2″ rectangle & is on top of the “Chicken’s Head.”)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 2″ x 3 1/2″ rectangle. (This is flanked on TWO (2) sides, by the results of the White 2 3/8″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangle. (This is paired with on ONE (1) side with the Red 1″ x 2″ rectangle & the White 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle. And on ONE (1) other side it’s paired with the results of the White 2 3/8″ square as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 2″ x 11″ rectangle. (This is paired with the results of the White 2 3/8″ square. It’s also the upper left-hand corner of this quilt block.)

Chicken Quilt Block Diagram

Chicken Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Chicken Quilt Blocks,” you’ll end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

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