1st SAL.....Peg, Dale and I committed to stitching Anni Downs - A Gardener's Journal in March. I blogged about this on my blog thinking maybe one or 2 others may join us and lots of girls indicated an interest so I decided to start this blog where we can all encourage each other to meet the goals set along the way....March 2010 -March 2011...........
2nd SAL ......well so many of the girls wanted to continue on with another project and some new girls joined us and now approx 91 girls are stitching Natalie Bird's Tis the Season. March to Sept 2011...............
3rd SAL....many girls want to stick with the SAL so now we have moved onto Anni Downs Some Kind of Wonderful - My Favourite Things Quilt.......Oct 2011-Oct 2012.........
Where are we now.....
4th SAL 2013...is numerous smaller projects from the previous 2 books Tis the Season and Some Kind of Wonderful plus some projects from Red Home by Natalie Bird approx 60 ladies stitching together.........
2014 we had the year off..............
5th SAL 2015..........inspired to continue we are doing another quilt project.....Anni Downs newest quilt Natures Journey.....
6th SAL 2017.............A Holly Cottage Christmas by Michelle Ridgway.......once again the pattern is in an affordable book so it is easy for everyone to join in...........and you can raid your stash for the fabrics........or lash out and buy a the whole lot........this SAL will be run by Fiona aka Bubz Rugz and Raewyn........
Chookyblue........

Friday, March 26, 2010

I Must Be Mad!...(Or...Who Needs Sleep!)...

But…I’ve taken a huge gulp of air, closed my eyes and jumped…I’ve had the book since it was hot off the press - its time has come…
I must be meant to play along…within 5 minutes of opening the cover to check out the fabric requirements I had a plan…not only a plan…but action taken…a bundle of fabrics out of the stash  into the light and a project box created...
Rocky Mountain...slightly left of centre fabric choice wise compared with the original but it called out to me…loudly…insistently…not only to listen but take heed…so I did.
I have muslin on backorder that I think will be just right for the backgrounds…fingers crossed it arrives shortly or I’ll be behind before I’m even started and posting that I’ve finally finished April’s blocks in September!
Thanks Chookyblue, Peg and Dale for providing the push, or is that shove, I needed to get this project underway.
This is going to be SO much fun, looking forward to seeing everyone’s progress along the way…
Happy stitching everyone...
Annette
http://jindiscottage.wordpress.com

8 comments:

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Anette...I think we may be all just a little mad...LOL...I love this fabric range...

Chookyblue...... said...

imagine how I feel now I have no way out of making sure I get this one done with all you girls joining in........lol.......and yes we will have to stop sleeping to fit everything in we want to do........welcome

Anita said...

Hi Annette - I love your fabric choices, can't wait to see how all the different variations look.
You are one step ahead of me, I don't even have my book yet !!

Grethe said...

Hi again,Comments:your words are mine!! Nice colour-range, looking forward to seeing it all from all of us.
Happy Quilting from Grethe in Oslo.

Bec said...

Beautiful fabrics...your quilt is going to look gorgeous Annette - pleased you have joined, the more the merrier!

Jindi's Cottage said...

Let's see if this one works...

Anonymous said...

Testing, 1, 2, 3...

Chookyblue...... said...

so did it work out???