Americana Chicken Salad by Lori Holt - Week 1...Hattie and Percy

Welcome to the Americana Chicken Salad Sew Along with Angela and Happy Little Stitch Shop! 

We will be making the Americana Chicken Salad Quilt finishing at 64 x 80.

Let's go over a few things to get ready to make this beautiful quilt!  Now is as good a time as any to start gathering your supplies and get your kit.  You can read Lori Holt's original Chicken Salad Bee Prepared post to make sure you have everything you need.

Chicken Salad Bee Prepared Post by Lori Holt:  Click HERE

Download and print the Chicken Salad Sew Along Guide:  Click HERE

Get your EXCLUSIVE kit at Happy Little Stitch Shop:  Click HERE

Get your Chicken Salad Sew Simple Shapes:  Click HERE

Each week I will post here on our Happy Little Blog about the two blocks that we will be working on for the week.  You will be able to get fabric usage information and see what fabrics are placed where and used for each chicken.  Mark your calendar to check back here every Monday!

Here are some details about a few fabrics that will be used repeatedly in blocks.  I would set these fabrics aside for repetitive use.

From yardage...

We will be using this print from the Americana collection for all of our chicken block backgrounds.  You can cut all 12 chicken block backgrounds from this print so they are ready to go.

From fat quarter bundle...

We will use this print from the Americana collection for all the chicken combs and waddles.

From fat quarter bundle...

We will be using this gold print from the Americana collection for all of the chicken beaks and feet.  This will also be used for the baby chick beaks.

Okay, are you ready to jump into the first block?  Let's get to it!  This week we will be making Hattie and Percy!  

Let's start with Hattie first!

Chicken Salad Hattie blog post by Lori Holt:  Click HERE

Chicken Salad Hattie YouTube video by Lori Holt:  Click HERE

From fat quarter bundle...

We will be using this print from the Americana collection for Hattie's body.  

From fat quarter bundle...

We will be using this print from the Americana collection for Hattie's wing.

From fat quarter bundle...

We will use this print for the baby chick body.

From fat quarter bundle...

We will use this print for the baby chick's wing.

And you already have your repetitive fabrics set aside for background, waddle, comb, beaks, and feet.  Time to put your Hattie block together!  Once she is appliquéd and any embroidery added you can trim her up to the correct size....

After she is trimmed to the correct size, you can add her borders.  Remember the borders do not go all the way around each block.  Follow Lori's blog for how to add your borders.  You can make these borders scrappy, but if you want to know the fabrics we used for our scrappy Hattie borders I have included them below for you.

Once your border pieces are added you can set your cute little Hattie aside!

Now let's work on Percy!

Chicken Salad Percy blog post by Lori Holt:  Click HERE

From fat quarter bundle...

We will use this print for Percy's body.

From fat quarter bundle...

We will use this print for Percy's wings.

From fat quarter bundle...

We will use this print for Percy's tail feathers.

And you already have your repetitive fabrics set aside for background, waddle, comb, beaks, and feet.  Time to put your Percy block together!  Once he is appliquéd you can trim him up to the correct size.... 

After he is trimmed to the correct size, you can add his borders.  Remember the borders do not go all the way around each block.  Follow Lori's blog for how to add your borders.  You can make these borders scrappy, but if you want to know the fabrics we used for our scrappy Percy borders I have included them below for you.

Once your border pieces are added you can set Percy aside and have a little celebratory treat!  Two blocks are done!  This quilt is going to come together lickety-split and you will be so happy to enjoy it this summer!

Next week we will move on to Pearl and Cornelius!  I can't wait!

Until next time...😊