Chicken Salad Sew Along - Week One!!

"HATTIE"

Welcome to week one of the 

"CHICKEN SALAD"

Sew Along!

Join me here each week 

when I will be doing tutorials

 on the 12 chicken blocks for the quilt.

Of course because we are all sewing 

from all around the world  

we all have different time zones...

But I will be posting each Monday 

right here on my blog 

and you can follow my tutorials 

any time each week that 

 is convenient for you.

We are making the 

Chicken Salad Quilt

64" x 80"

I am also using another 

Chicken Salad Quilt Kit 

to make a second quilt 

out of my Cook Book fabric 

using twelve 12" blocks from my 

Farm Girl Vintage Book 

and my 

Farm Girl Vintage 2 Book.

I'll talk about that at the end of 

each weekly tutorial on the 

chicken blocks each Monday here on my blog.

 

I've been sew excited to begin...

This is going to be fun!!

The quilt is made with my newest fabric

 collection called COOK BOOK...

I hope that you all have all 

received your 

fabric kits by now...

 and that we are all ready to begin

after the small delay that we had:)

If you still need one just do a quick google search for 

"Chicken Salad Quilt Kit"

to find shops who still have some left.

We are also using the

Chicken Salad

Sew Simple Shapes

I have already posted the

"BEE PREPARED"

 post which details all of the supplies

 for the sew along and how it works.

I have also given the link there 

for the free PDF Download 

of the Sew Along Guide

CLICK HERE

to read that post.

As per the sew along guide 

cutting instructions

 you should have everything for your

 Hattie Block 

 all cut and ready to go!

As usual for week one in my 

Sew Simple Shape Sew Alongs

 the first weeks tutorial is a video.

Because I have my very own brand new 

YouTube Channel

 I have posted the 

Hattie Block 

Tutorial there.

CLICK HERE

to visit my channel and watch the 

tutorial and I hope that you love it!

Leave me a comment there and let me know:)

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and my other videos there...

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Here is my Hattie Block

 all cut and ready to go!

Here is a list of the

  Chicken Salad 

Sew Simple Shapes 

needed for the 

Hattie Block:

1 - M-3

1 - M-7

1 - M-17

1 - M-28

1 - M-23

1 - M-24

You will also need to cut 

the background 13 1/2" x 13 1/2"

and your straight bias strips 

for the feet and beaks 5/8" wide 

as it says in the guide:)

Here's my Hattie Block ready for 

applique and embroidery:)

Just like I said in the video...

I will use my 12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler

to trim down the block 

and sew my block borders on.

Here are the squares and rectangles

 for the Hattie Block:)

Okay!

Now it's time to talk about the 

12" Block that I chose to make this week

 for my Cook Book Kitchen Quilt.

As you saw in the video I chose to make 

KETTLE'S ON!

You can find the pattern on page 39

of my Farm Girl Vintage Book.

Above is my block all cut and labeled

by letter with my

SEW HANDY STICKERS

My stickers come in 5 colors 

and I always use them when I 

cut and label my blocks. 

You can sew and iron over them

 and they will peel off easily 

without leaving a residue:)

Here is my Kettle's On block.

I will be making 12 blocks using the fabrics that I used for the chicken appliqués.

I'll be using the same background for these blocks and of course it will be cut according to each block's 

cutting instructions from the book.

All of the border squares and rectangles and the borders in the Chicken Salad Quilt are the SAME fabrics...you just simply pop in the 12" pieced blocks in place of the

 12" applique blocks.

I am waiting until I sew all 12 blocks to decide their placement in the quilt.

Each week I will show you the block that I pieced, the name, the book and page number and of course you will see which fabric that I used and you can do the same.

WHEW!

That is all the info about the pieced blocks for my COOK BOOK KITCHEN QUILT

I hope you have fun each week

making another block!

In my video I showed you 

alternative ideas if you want to make

 a chicken quilt with my pieced blocks.

This is 12" Rise and Shine Rooster

from my Farm Girl Vintage 2 Book.

I took this picture to show you 

that for my blocks that have 

a lot of pieces like this one...

DO NOT WORRY!

It just means it takes longer 

to piece and of course just break it down

 into totally do-able segments 

just like I show you 

in the book step by step instructions.

Here is my 12" MAMA HEN Block 

from my first

 Farm Girl Vintage Book

Here are the 6" Baby Chick Blocks 

also from my first Farm Girl Vintage Book.

The Farm Fresh Eggs Blocks 

are a block that I designed

 for my Farm Girl Workshops.

It's a free PDF Download

on my book publishers website.

CLICK HERE

to download!

I hope you have enjoyed week one

 of the Chicken Salad Sew Along 

and that you are having fun 

with my Cook Book fabric:)

I'll be right back here on my blog

next Monday for week two

and the tutorial for PERCY

and a 12" Block from my books!

xx

Lori

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The recipe that I'm sharing this week comes from my Mom's kitchen...

and of course I'm starting off

 with her famous chicken salad!

CAROL'S CHICKEN SALAD (my MOM)

*Chicken, cooked and diced – 

you can easily use leftover chicken!

*Red grapes, halved – 

Any type of grapes will work.

*Red apple, chopped -

 sweet ones are best:)

*Celery, diced - 

it adds the perfect crunch and color.

*Pecans or walnuts, Halfed - 

Pecans are my personal favorite.

*Mayonnaise - 

add this last then you'll know how much is needed.

*Juice from one lemon

*Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 

Mom often serves this on fresh crisp iceberg lettuce on a pretty luncheon plate.

It looks so pretty and is delicious for a special luncheon! 

All you need to round out the luncheon is

 a relish tray, homemade punch or lemonade (in a punch bowl of course)

 and a delicious and pretty layer cake for dessert.

Mom also serves her Chicken Salad as a sandwich on good bread or on a fresh croissant.

My Dad and my brothers like it better as a sandwich:)

I hope you enjoy this recipe!