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, March 5, 2011

To be or not to be

After having a good long think about this size thing with our little blocks, I've decided that I really want the running stitch to be an equal part of the stitchery and if I trim the blocks to 4 1/2" that doesn't happen, so I've decided to make them half an inch larger.  I don't think it will alter the overall look of the wall hanging - what do you think?
have fun in stitchin'
Miche'le

6 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

don't think it will make much difference.........using a smiggen more fabrics thats all......

Perri said...

I am doing to do this also... just remember don't cut your border strips for each block the same size as the book ... remember to add a bit more :-))
Happy stitching, P

Quilt Kitty said...

After my results in the post below I am thinking about doing that too. The blocks already done will go to making one of the other projects & I will feel better about the quilt ones. Good idea I say! Tracee xx

Liz said...

I had this problem too. But I had already cut my stitching fabric to size after discovering this, so I have sewed the border fabrics on and will try and add the border stitching that way. Although on some blocks it looks like a tight squeeze so I may leave off the border stitching altogether Shame though. If I did or do another one quilt I will make the stitcheries a little larger to allow for the borders. It is still looking lovely though.

Susie said...

that's far to mathematical for me! lol. Of course you are right...might need to consider do you think? Susie

Vickie said...

exactly what I am doing..might use a wee bit more fabric but I will be happy with the result and that's what counts-that you are happy with the finished product,cheers Vickie