Chicken Salad Sew Along - Week Eight!!

"PENNY"

Hello again and happy Monday!!!

Welcome to week Eight 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 each time 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 

BAKING DAY

Farm Girl Block

Both quilts are 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

 PENNY 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:)

Week four we made

CORNELIUS

CLICK HERE

for week four 

Week Five we made 

HENRIETTA

CLICK HERE

for week five tutorial:)

Week Six we made 

EDNA

CLICK HERE

for that tutorial

Last week we made 

BEATRICE

CLICK HERE

for that tutorial

Okay!

Let's get started making

Penny!

Here is my PENNY 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 

PENNY Block:

 

1 - M-3

1 - M-4 

2 - M-21  

1 - M-22

1 - M-23 (reversed)

1 - M-24(reversed)

1 - M-33

You will also need to cut 

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

and your straight bias strips 

for the beaks and feet 5/8" wide 

as it says in the guide:)

*Take Note* 

Remember to trace the baby chick

 in reverse for this block:)

After sewing it's time to clip all of the 

cleavage and inner curves in the 

appliqués for Penny and

 her baby chick before 

turning and shaping.

Turned...shaped...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! 

Penny and her baby chick are both

 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 

Corn and Tomatoes 2

You can find the pattern on page 34

of my Farm Girl Vintage 2 Book.

It's all cut...

labeled with my 

Sew Handy Stickers

and ready to sew:)

 Fun and Done!!

12" CORN AND TOMATOES 2 BLOCK

Have fun each week

making your kitchen block!

I hope you enjoy week eight

 of the Chicken Salad Sew Along 

and enjoy playing with

 the Cook Book fabric:)

I have another fun project for you!

Last week I grabbed my 2 1/2" square ruler...

my 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle ruler...

and my 4 1/2" Trim-It Ruler.

Then I cut some of the

 leftover fabrics from my kit:)

I started making some blocks...

And on Friday my daughter Kassidy

 came over and filmed me

 so that I could show you!

CLICK HERE

to watch my video and to find out 

all about my project made 

with leftover kit fabric:)

Leave a comment there and 

let me know how you like it!

All of the chickens together 

that we have made so far:)

And all of the Farm Girl Kitchen Blocks 

that we have made so far:)

I'm so happy with the progress

that we are making!

I'll be right back here on my blog

next Monday for week eight

and the tutorial for 

PRUDENCE

and the next 12" Farm Girl Block

 from my Farm Girl Vintage Books!

xx

Lori

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This week's recipe is a favorite 

quick and easy casserole that can again

 be made ahead in preparation for a busy day.

Served with fresh fruit and good bread or

 rolls makes a delicious meal.

This casserole re-heats well for leftovers too!

CHICKEN and RICE CASSEROLE

2 - 3 cups chicken - cooked and diced

3 - 4 cups cooked rice

2 cups broccoli - chopped

1 can corn - drained

1 cup tomatoes - diced

1/2 cup red pepper chopped

1/2 onion - finely chopped

4 Tablespoons butter

1 can Cream of Chicken Soup

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup sour cream

1 - 2 cups grated cheddar cheese

1/2 cup breadcrumbs 

(crushed crackers work well too)

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

Saute onion, broccoli and peppers 

in butter.

Mix together the soup, chicken broth,

 sour cream, salt and pepper.

Add the cooked rice, corn, tomatoes, 

chicken and half of the cheese.

Mix and place into a 9" x 13"

casserole dish.

Sprinkle remaining cheese and 

bread crumbs over the top.

Cover and bake in a 

350* pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.

Remove cover and bake an additional

 15 minutes or until bubbly and cheese

 is melted and breadcrumbs are toasted:)

Enjoy!!