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Quilt-Along: Rooster Block of the Month 11 | 2026
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This eye-catching appliqué block is an opportunity to test out your appliqué skills and see how far you’ve come since you started this colourful quilt.
The rooster block is the second fully machine-appliquéd block in the quilt, standing proud and displaying his many colourful tail feathers. His partner block is the Highland Cow (block 3), which is the same size. Once again, in addition to being a feature on this quilt, this block would make a lovely stand-alone wall hanging (with the addition of one or two borders), could be displayed in a picture frame or you could make a lovely cushion or bag with him.
By making this block, you'll have:
- Created a picture appliqué block using fabric adhesive sheets.
- Fine-tuned your machine-appliqué skills working with curves.
- Put fabric scraps to good use.
Finished untrimmed block size: 12½in (31.75cm) square.
Note: There are no seam allowances for this block. Templates have been reversed to accommodate working with fabric adhesive sheets.
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You will need:
Equipment
- Sewing machine
- Rotary cutter
- Quilting ruler
- Quilting mat
- Scissors
- Templates
- Fabric adhesive sheets (Bondaweb/Heat-N-Bond)
- Scrap of black felt for the cockerel’s eye
- Black thread
Materials
- Fabrics (see my Introduction to the 2026 Block of the Month). From these, you will need to cut:
- One 12½in (31.75cm) square in B/G
To cut: - Using the templates provided, cut one each of the following (use up scraps if you can):
- Body (piece 1) Fab H
- Head (piece 2) Fab D
- Wattle/comb (piece 3) Fab H
- Beak (piece 4) Fab I
- Top wing (piece 5) Fab E
- Middle wing (piece 6) Fab F
- Lower wing (piece 7) Fab A
- Left-hand leg/foot (piece 8) Fab I
- Right-hand leg/foot (piece 9) Fab I
- Feathers (pieces 10A–G): A (Fab G), B (Fab H), C (Fab C), D (Fab I), E (Fab E), F (Fab F), G (Fab A)
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