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........

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

G Block.......Finished

I can't believe that I have finished this block and today is only May 3rd. I only joined the group a couple of weeks ago. I had a little problem. My stitchery was not the correct size so I had to do some patching. I thought, at first that it was because I had cut it too short, although I cut on the line. But after looking at the pattern in the book, I realized that somewhere in the transfer of the page to email to copier, the shape changed. See, I'd gotten the patterns over the line from Chooky Blue. Regardless, it doesn't interfere with the look of the finished block. I do wish we had the dimensions for the blocks so I'd know if my measurements are correct. I did a little squaring up but was afraid to do too much.
I've transferred the pattern for the potting shed and weather vane so I can begin to stitch on them. I think they'll be easier since they are a little bigger with more straight lines. Oh, and this time, I used a ruler when drawing to make my lines straighter. My fence in the first block is very crooked. I am pretending it is a wire fence. Ha!
Happy Stitching,
Mama Bear

3 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

wow you caught up quickly.......the measurements for the blocks are written on the outside line of the blocks.......in the book.....

Grethe said...

Congrats! I think you block G looks lovely. Good luck on your next block.
I am still on block G,things take time:-)

Yvette said...

I love your bright fabrics! Blocks looks great.