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........

Monday, March 29, 2010

I'll get started soon....

I wasn't going to do this. Up until last Thursday I was not going to join in as I felt I had enough to do. ( Like everyone else I guess). But.... I went to the Brisbane Craft Show and said to myself if I see the book - well,maybe I will. I walked around all day and didn't see it so it seemed that I was safe(?). But just as I was leaving a copy appeared in front of me and I took it as a sign. So here I am. Of course having seen so many beautiful show and tell quilts at our day with Anni Downs helped to put the idea into my head.
So, I have the book, the fabric, the light box and hopefully I will get the threads out tonight. Isn't it a good thing that I bought that metre of weaveline at Cottage on the Hill?
So I should be right for a big start in April.
Lynda.
P.S. Hubby will be away for 5 days at the Byron Bay Blues Fest - I think the kids and I will just have a nice time at home relaxing and stitching over Easter.

5 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

definitely a sign to join our crazy, sleep lacking, over committed bunch of stitchers.......welcome........

Anita said...

You just can't fight it can you Lynda!! LOL
I haven't started yet, still waiting for my book to arrive. I have discovered that I can do some hand stitching while recovering from the surgery, but I can't cut or trace!! Might have to teach DH how to do these LOL

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

It calls you....come and play, we need you......LOL..so pleased you have joined in Lynda...Peg xx

Grethe said...

Strange?? We almost think the same all over the world,we have wanted to start one day :-) Now the
time has come. Super! I am happy.
Did some stitching on Sunday. LOL.

Bec said...

So pleased you have joined Lynda! I am sure you will enjoy it heaps! Yes, you will need that weaveline....