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, April 30, 2010

April Deadline....Missed...

Still No Background Fabric to Stitch On, Waaaahhhhhhh.  The fabric ordered on 6 April has still NOT arrived!  Have you ever felt jinxed?  I certainly do with trying to get this fabric and all we want is plain...ordered muslin at the beginning of February...no go...moved across to Moda Bella Solid...still no go.  It seems like it would easier to obtain some rare vintagey one 2" square left in the entire world fabric than a good old plain solid!!!! And in a cream/beige colour no less, not even a colour that isn't as common as common - sheesh!

So I'm reduced to Gardener's Journal Envy as I sit and watch all the progress and lovely results of Everyone Else in this stitch-a-long...or for me...Stitch-A-Watch!  That means that I'm going to have to stitch doubly hard in May...if I ever get background fabric.

Well done ladies on your April blocks...I hope to join in One Day!

Happy stitching...
Annette

6 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

you may be double stitching in May but you will be fine and able to catch up........hope the material arrives very soon..........

Cyndi loves to stitch said...

Annette, come visit my blog I have several redwork/stitchery freebies to stitch while you're waiting for fabric to come.

Cyndi loves to stitch said...

How much fabric do you need just for the stitchery parts, I'm just watching all the things you guys are doing and not stitching along, so I don't have the book. But the quilt store has plenty of fabric. Would you fancy a Kona in cream or do you want beige? I'm pretty sure she has the bella solids too. The store carries a lot of moda fabrics. email me. Cyndi

Sylvia said...

Don't worry as you will be able to catch up! I won't have my block pieced this month. I hope to do it next week!

Grethe said...

And I thought I was the only one!!
Partly my own fault,but it is sad,so I understand you. I`ll cheer you up: Start stitching,then enjoy every stitch, you`ll have a super time while you waiting :-)
Happy Stitching.

Jytte R said...

I feel sorry for you just sit and wait. But I am sure you will catch up.
Jytte R