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........

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Greetings from Finland: March's Goal is Reached

Tadaa!!!

There they are my first ones for TTS.
Because I have earlier stitched Christmas Joy block, I replaced Tis the Season with it. I'll do it in June.

I'm embroidering with Atalie's hand-dyed thread. I'm absolutely pleased with it, but yet I wanted little bit more intense to the blocks.

So I stitched the stars of 'Bon Noel Birdies' block with DMC's yellow and gold (1 strand of both colour).

Now they slightly glitter...

with stitchingHugs
Satu

16 comments:

Elisa (AKA scrapcat) said...

Love the gold! Great job doing your own thing! :) lovely!

BubzRugz said...

Lovely... the hand dyed thread is prefect with the fabric you chose... and I love the little bit of sparkle..
Hugz

Miss Hillbilly said...

Wonderful! I do like the gold touch!

Quilt Kitty said...

My favourites so far Satu, Beautiful fabrics thread colours. Tracee xx

Pepe said...

Wow! I do like the effect!

Anonymous said...

They are just beautiful, Satu
I stitched my GJ in different colors and it has been an awakening to do these in only one...I thought the stars needed to be done in gold...so happy to see I wasn't the only one.
Mama Bear

By Hoki Quilts said...

Just love the coloured fabric, threads and the total finish - looking great ; ))
hugs
Miche'le

Joy McD said...

I love your colors!!! They all looks so sweet and the glitter adds to it as well...
lv,
Joy

Anonymous said...

Your blocks are just stunning!! I love your fabric and thread choice. I never would have thought to use different colour strands in one needle! I'm always a bit slow. *grin* Sandy H.

Seams Sew Together said...

Loving your fabric choice!

Chookyblue...... said...

beautiful and I love the gold stars.........

Anonymous said...

they all look so pretty and the bit of bling looks great

Susie said...

WOW - love the fabric and the different colours. they look fantastic in the photos and I'm sure even more so in the flesh!
Susie

nimble thimble stitchery-do said...

I love, love, love your choice of fabrics! And your hand-dyed thred...omgosh...it is so perfect!
I am still waiting for my pattern...bahumbug!!! Patience is a vurtue?!

Isabella said...

Love your choice of both fabric and thread it's going to look lovely when finished

Debbie said...

Just wondering what fabric you have used it is lovely.
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