Heres the funny peeking chicken design and honestly its just a chicken head poking up like its caught snooping. Wide surprised eyes. Bright red floppy comb on top. Two wattles dangling under the beak. The whole face is kinda just centred low so it looks like the bird is rising up from behind a pocket hem or apron edge.
Eight colours run the show. Cream for the feather body, a punchy red for the comb and wattle, yellow-orange beak, white whites and a black pupil dot, plus charcoal outline holding everything tight. The fills are mostly satin with directional stitching on the cheek feathers so the bird gets a lil texture instead of a flat blob. Underlay is firm so the comb sits proud above the head.
Best fabrics are denim, oatmeal twill, sage cotton and cream linen. Pop the small 3.5-in centre on a kitchen tea towel pocket or a chef apron chest. Run the 7-inch hoop on a hessian feed sack tote or a country kitchen cushion. Skip thin polyester aswell, the cream fill bleeds underlay shadow on slick fabric.
Density runs about 13k stitches small to 35k on the biggest size, kinda mid-range so most home machines handle it fine. Drop midweight cutaway behind on woven cotton, switch to a tear-away on canvas or sturdy duck cloth. Honestly though the comb fill is where most stitchouts go wrong. Knock the stitch pace back through those red satin columns and keep an eye on the trim jump between the cream body and the red comb. My niece been customising em for her uncles farm-stall tote bags and theyre selling out at every weekend market.
Email me if a satin run shreds at the longer column lengths.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Country kitchen tea towel pocketsStitch the 3.5-inch on a cream tea towel pocket so the chicken peeks up like its caught raiding the kitchen
- Chef apron chest patchesEmbroider on a denim or oatmeal chef apron chest panel and the red comb pops bright against neutral kitchen fabrics
- Farm-stall canvas tote bagsPop the 6-inch on a canvas farm-stall tote, the cartoon style suits weekend market shoppers and farm-gate sellers
- Hessian feed sack reusable shoppersRun on a hessian feed sack reusable shopper, tear-away stab works great on the sturdy weave
- Country cottage cushion coversCenter the 7-inch hoop on a sage cotton cushion cover for a country cottage reading chair corner
- Kids farm-themed dress-up apronPlace a small version on a kids farm dress-up apron pocket, satin fills stay soft enough for play wear
- Egg basket cloth liner cornersStitch on the corner cloth of an egg basket liner, the peeking pose suits the basket-edge framing
- Backyard chicken keeper gift mugs cosyPair with a stitched name on a cosy mug-warmer for a backyard chicken keeper gift, sized 4-inch
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.18 in | 13,159 |
| 4.00 × 3.64 in | 15,396 |
| 4.50 × 4.09 in | 17,825 |
| 5.00 × 4.55 in | 20,383 |
| 5.50 × 5.00 in | 22,976 |
| 6.00 × 5.46 in | 25,746 |
| 6.50 × 5.91 in | 28,566 |
| 7.00 × 6.37 in | 31,615 |
| 7.50 × 6.82 in | 34,769 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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