Chicken Salad Sew Along - The BIG Finish!!

"The BIG Finish!!"

Hello again and happy Monday!!!

Welcome to the big finish of the 

"CHICKEN SALAD"

Sew Along!

Each week 

I have done a tutorial

 for one of the 12 chicken blocks

 for the quilt.

We made the 

Chicken Salad Quilt

64" x 80"

If you were not able to do this

 sew along with us...no worries!

Please remember that these tutorials

 will remain on my blog forever

and you can catch up anytime:)

I also used 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 used TWO kits

that are identical.

It makes me sew happy to find out

that so many of you made

 this second quilt along with me!

I talked about my chosen block for the 

COOK BOOK KITCHEN QUILT

   as part of each weekly blog post

that I did here 

each Monday on my blog.

Both quilts were made with my 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 used the

Chicken Salad

Sew Simple Shapes

I kept everything in my

 Cook Book Binder

to stay organized.

I 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 worked.

I have also given the link there 

for the free PDF Download 

of the Sew Along Guide

CLICK HERE

to read that post.

Because you have the sew along guide before the sew along began you can easily have each block 

 and all borders cut and ready to go!

 Week One was 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

Week Seven we made 

BEATRICE

CLICK HERE

for that tutorial

Week Eight we made 

PENNY

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

Week nine we made

PRUDENCE

CLICK HERE

Week ten we made 

HANK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

Week Eleven we made 

MRYTLE

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

Week Twelve we made

FLORENCE

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

All twelve with the applique completed!!!

YaY!

In the end I decided on machine applique 

using the tiny zig-zag stitch.

Here are a few close ups of 

Henrietta and her eggs

with the machine applique.

I've already told you about my

 machine applique and hand applique 

tutorial that I did last year on 

my 

YouTube Channel

But if you missed it

 and/or need a refresher

CLICK HERE

My first three chickens 

all trimmed up with the

 12 1/2" Trim-It Ruler 

and block borders added:)

All blocks are completed and ready

to sew into the quilt top:)

I pressed my seams open for the 

block border pieces

 and then pressed away from the 

appliquéd block when sewing them on.

I used my 16 1/2" Trim-It Ruler

to square up these blocks 

before sewing into the quilt top.

All of my quilt border blocks are completed

and ready to sew into rows!

I used my 8 1/2" Trim-It Ruler

to square up these blocks 

before sewing into the quilt top.

As I explained in the beginning...

Simply look at the photo and the layout

 on page 10 of the Sew Along Guide

to see the placement of the border blocks. 

Seeing the layout in black and white 

and also the colored photo of the 

finished quilt makes it simple

 to find placement of prints

 within each block and then placement.

The quilt is sewn together into

 vertical rows just like this...

super easy peasy!!

Here you can see one of my quilt 

border block side rows 

all ready to sew and go!!

I pressed all of my seams open

 on the border blocks as well

 and when joining the rows.

Backing and binding and

 Ric-Rac Vintage Trim 

all ready for the quilter.

Click Here

for my tutorial on how I bind my quilts

 and how I add ric-rac in the binding.

Now for those of you doing the 

kitchen quilt...here are all of the blocks

and you can of course place them

in your quilt wherever you 

would like to or you can

do exactly what I did...

Cook Book Kitchen Quilt

64" x 80"

I took a few photos for you in my kitchen

but the lighting wasn't great

so I took more out on my patio...

I hope you enjoy these photos

and you can see the beautiful quilting 

done by my friend Juli Stubbs.

Now for photos of the Chicken Salad Quilt!

Chicken Salad Quilt

64" x 80"

I'm so happy to have both quilts finished

and I am completely happy

with the way both turned out!

This sew along has been so fun

and I thank you all from the 

bottom of my heart for 

sewing along with me:)

I hope that each and every one of you

 have had a blast making your quilts!

Thanks again for joining me

and if you would like to 

see what's coming up next...

CLICK HERE

and watch my virtual spring quilt market:)

I go through and show you my 

next three collections and 

everything that goes along with them...

And several sneak peeks of

PRAIRIE

which is coming in July

Please do me a favor 

and let me know in the comments

 of my video if you like my new 

fabrics coming and my new notions...

and if you plan to join me

 for the next sew along:)

I'll chat with you later!

xx

Lori

Other Places to find me:

@Beelori1 Instagram

Lori Holt/YouTube

Bee in my Bonnet Company

Chicken Salad Sew Along - Week Twelve!!

"FLORENCE"

Hello again and happy Monday!!!

Welcome to week twelve of the 

"CHICKEN SALAD"

Sew Along!

Yes!!

I said week twelve:)

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 

STRAWBERRY JAM

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

 FLORENCE 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

Week Seven we made 

BEATRICE

CLICK HERE

for that tutorial

Week Eight we made 

PENNY

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

Week nine we made

PRUDENCE

CLICK HERE

Week ten we made 

HANK

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

Last week we made 

MRYTLE

CLICK HERE

for that blog post

Okay!

Let's get started making

FLORENCE and her baby chick!

Here is my FLORENCE 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 

FLORENCE Block:

 

1 - M-3

1 - M-4 (reversed) 

  2 - M-12  

 1 - M-15

1 - 23 (reversed)

1 - 24 (reversed

1 - M26 

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:)

I did manage to trace my M-4 reversed...

But for some reason I did not

 end up tracing my 

baby chick in reverse...

whoops:)

After sewing it's time to clip all of the 

cleavage and inner curves in the 

appliqués for Florence 

and her baby before 

turning and shaping.

I think my other wing was 

lost on the floor at this point lol

All turned...shaped...pressed

 and ready for pin basting:)

*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! 

Florence is looking for her 

baby chick who is apparently

 feeling a little independent:)

 Time to 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 

Hand Mixer Block

You can find the pattern on page 67

of my Farm Girl Vintage 2 Book.

 Sew cute!!

You can embroider yours like

 in the book instructions 

and like I usually do...

but for this quilt I thought it

would be fun to use my small

Vintage Trim in the COTTAGE

for the cord.

I un-picked a few stitches 

where the cord goes in the plug and mixer

to insert the trim ends.

I used my Easy Trace Light Box 

and traced the cord pattern 

from the book...

then placed small dots of glue 

onto the traced lines...

a few at a time and then pinned the 

trim onto the line and the glue.

I'll sew the cord onto the background 

and applique those two seams

 closed that I unpicked.

12" HAND MIXER BLOCK

Have fun each week

making your kitchen block!

I hope you enjoy week twelve

 of the Chicken Salad Sew Along:)

Thanks for joining me and

I'll be right back here on my blog

next Monday for the

"BIG FINISH"

where I'll show you my

Chicken Salad Quilt

all quilted!

I'll also show you my quilted  

Cook Book Kitchen Quilt 

 that I pieced 

with the Farm Girl Block

 from my Farm Girl Vintage Books!

I'll chat with you then:)

xx

Lori

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This week I'm sharing another 

easy peasy family favorite recipe.

In cooler weather it pairs well with 

baked potatoes and green salad.

In warmer weather it goes well with

 potato or pasta salad and 

fresh corn on the cob.

BBQ CHICKEN BAKE

One whole chicken - cut up

1 cup celery - chopped

1 green pepper - diced 

1 onion - diced

3 Tablespoons Crisco

4 Tablespoons brown sugar

3 Tablespoons vinegar

1 1/4 cup ketchup

1 Tablespoon  mustard

4 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 1/4 cups water

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350* 

Using a large frying pan, 

brown all of the chicken pieces in Crisco.

Place chicken in casserole dish.

Place onion into frying pan with 

Crisco and saute.

Add all remaining ingredients 

into frying pan with onion, 

cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Pour BBQ sauce over chicken and 

bake for 1 hour.

Leftovers make a great BBQ Chicken Sandwich:)

Enjoy!