Chicken Salad Sew Along - Week Five!!

"HENRIETTA"

Hello and happy Monday!!!

Welcome to week five of the 

"CHICKEN SALAD"

Sew Along!

Join me here each week 

when I will be doing a tutorial

 for one of the 12 chicken blocks

 for the quilt.

Of course because we are 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'm going to say this again because

 I feel it's important:

Please sew at your own speed ...

whenever your time allows 

so that you can enjoy 

each step of this sew along.

Quilting should be fun and not stressful:)

The schedule in the front of the 

sew along guide is simply the schedule 

to let you know which block tutorial

 that I am doing for that week.

If you are not able to do it that week

please remember that these tutorials

 will remain on my blog forever:)

And just as a reminder...

I am also using an additional 

Chicken Salad Quilt Kit 

to make a second quilt 

out of my Cook Book fabric 

using twelve 12" Farm Girl Blocks from my 

Farm Girl Vintage Book 

and my 

Farm Girl Vintage 2 Book.

Again, that means I am using TWO kits

that are identical.

It makes me sew happy to find out

that so many of you are making

 a second quilt along with me!

I'll talk about my chosen block for the 

COOK BOOK KITCHEN QUILT

  and show and tell mine as part of 

each weekly blog post 

each Monday here on my blog.

Last week I made my 

FRESH PEARS 

Farm Girl Block

Each quilt is made with my newest fabric

 collection called COOK BOOK...

If you are looking for a fabric kit...

 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...

and all of the cutting and

 all about 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

 HENRIETTA Block 

 all cut and ready to go!

If you missed week one and the 

first introduction tutorial

 I have posted that for the  

Hattie Block 

on my YouTube channel.

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:)

If you like what you see 

and my other videos there...

click on subscribe and click on the bell

 to be notified whenever

 I post another tutorial:)

Week Two we made 

PERCY

CLICK HERE

if you need to view week two:)

Week three we made

 PEARL

Click Here 

for week three:)

Last week we made

CORNELIUS

CLICK HERE

for week four 

Okay!

Let's get started making

HENRIETTA

Here is my HENRIETTA Block

 all cut and ready to go!

I have also laid out the 

squares and rectangles for the border 

so that you can tell for sure 

which prints they are:)

Here is a list of the

  Chicken Salad 

Sew Simple Shapes 

needed for the 

HENRIETTA Block:

 

1 - M-3

1 - M-10 

2 - M-20 (1 reversed) 

1 - M-32 

1 - M-35

4 - M36

You will also need to cut 

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

and your straight bias strips 

for the beak 5/8" wide 

as it says in the guide:)

*Take Note* 

Remember to trace one wing

 in reverse for this block:)

After sewing it's time to clip all of the 

cleavage and inner curves in the 

appliqués for the chicken before 

turning and shaping.

The nest and the eggs need 

NO clipping because they are

 outer curves and will be fine!

Henrietta is pressed and 

ready to get pin-basted:)

*The usual things to remember:*

1.Use your 12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

 when laying out your block so that 

it does not "grow" too large

and stays within the 12" square size.

2. When using the Sue Glue you only

 need a small dot about 1/4" 

in from the edge of applique.

"A dot is a lot"

3. Don't stress too much over 

making the chicken feet.

They are just feet and will not

 look the same or match each other.

They will not be perfect 

and that's good because they

 are not supposed to be.

4. Have fun building your chicken! 

I made Henrietta's beak by 

cutting 2 pieces about 1 1/2" long and 

pressing under on both ends like this.

Then I glued them closed first...

before pin basting:)

Henrietta and her four eggs are 

all ready for applique:)

Okay!

Now it's time to reveal which

of my 12" Farm Girl Blocks

 that I chose to make this week

 for my Cook Book Kitchen Quilt.

 I chose to make 

CANNING SEASON

You can find the pattern on page 17

of my Farm Girl Vintage Book.

It's all cut...and ready to sew:)

 Fun and Done!!

12" CANNING SEASON BLOCK

Here are all five Farm Girl Blocks 

together in the top row

of my design wall:)

I love all five together and 

they will be perfect for my 

 COOK BOOK KITCHEN QUILT

Have fun each week

making your kitchen block!

We are having sew much fun!

Have fun during week five

 of the Chicken Salad Sew Along 

and enjoy playing with

 the Cook Book fabric:)

I'll be right back here on my blog

next Monday for week six

and the tutorial for 

EDNA

and the next 12" Farm Girl Block

 from my Farm Girl Vintage Books!

xx

Lori

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This weeks recipe is one that 

I've shared before on my blog 

and it's been a huge family favorite...

first growing up in my Mom's kitchen

and now in my own kitchen

because my kids love it too:)

Hawaiian Haystacks

are a perfect meal for a large crowd

and served buffet style so that each

person can make their own haystack

with their favorite ingredients.

It's also a great make ahead meal

 and a perfect way to use up

 leftover chicken:)

HAWAIIAN HAYSTACKS

Make enough cooked rice for about 

 1 cup rice (haystack) per person

 Toppings:

Chow Mein Noodles

Slivered Almonds

Coconut Flakes

Mandarin Oranges

Pineapple Tidbits

Sliced Black Olives

Diced Tomatoes

Chopped Celery

Chopped Red Peppers 

Sliced Green Onions

Grated Cheddar Cheese

Each person adds desired toppings

onto their haystack and then 

add the sauce over all.

Add freshly ground pepper

and a little salt if desired.

Sauce:

(double or triple as needed for large crowd)

2 cans Cream of Chicken soup

1 cup Chicken Broth

1 - 8 oz. Chive and Onion Cream Cheese

2 -3 cups cooked chicken diced

Combine sauce ingredients in a pan 

and heat on stovetop until hot.

 Simmer for 8-10 minutes.

Keep warm and ladle over

top of haystacks.

Enjoy!