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........

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Finished Top

I know that I've not been by lately but I've been busy...Here are the two borders I chose for my Gardener's Journal Quilt...I really am pleased with the choice...I do not have my backing, however, on a stop at Hobby Lobby this week for embroidery thread, I passed the fabric department and something caught my eye..You know how that is..so I will take this top and see if that fabric works as well as I thought it would.

The photo doesn't show it but those flowers in the widest border have yellow centers.


This is the closest  I could get and still get the entire top in the photo...I'm am quite pleased with the way it looks.
Happy Stitchin', Ladies!
Mama Bear
:0)

14 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

I just come to comment on Kerri's and look I find another top together.........super effort........have fun now with the quilting.........

Jindi's Cottage said...

Well done...it looks great...mmm, finished tops are happening, best I get my GJ mojo back into gear and get a move on....or at least a few stitches done this month!...

Willow Grove - Kez said...

Well done. Looks fantastic. Its so good to have the tops done now to quilt it.

Alberta Gal, Shauna said...

Wow, another top done... Does it not feel like a huge relief to have yet another top done. I know that I do after finishing my Triple Irish Chain top so that I can focus on the Baby Quilt that I am currently trying to create...

GREAT WORK!

Terry said...

Your quilt top is beautiful! Congratulations on getting it done! :0)

Yvette said...

Woo Hoo! It looks great!!! Congratulations. i think I will go stitch a little of mine now. :)

By Hoki Quilts said...

Congratulations on getting your top finished - it looks great; ))

Unknown said...

It is gorgeous - great job!!!

Cheryl (aka Kayly) said...

Great work! Well done!
Glad to see another person is using a lighter inner border. I love the one used in the book, but I don't have any yardage that would fit with the darker more positive inner border. I'm using a long saved range of fabric called Paris Flea Market, so I have to make do with what I have.

Grethe said...

Hurra for you as well,lovely colours! Like your little butter- fly-fabric in block F.
Happy Quilting:-)

Helen said...

Well done, its so nice to see these quilt tops coming together, I'm off now to get a bit more stitching done..... what an inspiration you girls are.

Helen

suzitee said...

Another top done...WOOOHOOOOO! Great job Mama Bear...you are an inspiration :)

Jytte R said...

It is again fantastic to see a whole quilt sewed together.
It looks great.
Jytte

Noela said...

I love how your quilt top looks. The quilting is always where I get stuck. Takes a while to work out what I will do to finish it. Have along way to go yet so will try to have a plan in mind by the time I am at the stage you are.