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, May 7, 2011

At last...Progress!!!

At last...progress on my GJ Block A...I am going extreeeemely slow on this quilt...
recovering from a broken arm in 2 places...
physio says it will take up to 12 months to get full function back of my shoulder (yipes!!!)


After positioning myself on a comfy stitching cushion I was able to do a bit of stitching with breaks...
although for a while there a small cross stitch was easier than stitching to do...
however back on track now!!!
Using the sewing machine is good too as I can move my lower arm really well!!!
And Chooky...I will do 15 minutes a day...can't be too hard can it!?


This is what I was up to the night before I broke my arm and it has stayed like this since...
Hopefully I will have it completed next week!!!

And to all the Mums/Nannas out there...
Have a very Happy Mother's Day...

Keep stitchin'...Dzintra

8 comments:

Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries said...

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Sweet Cinnamon Stitches said...

Slow & steady wins the race....keep up the great work!
Cheers....Jane.

Chookyblue...... said...

glad to see you back to the stitching.........a little each day will all add up........

Grethe said...

Still checking the SAL now and then!! Glad you have come this far,your quilt will look lovely,happy Sewing in days to come:-)

Kris said...

It looks good! Have fun with it this week!

Unknown said...

Happy to see you sewing, don't rush it. They are beautiful!

Love Bears All Things said...

Ouch! I wonder if handwork like stitchery is good therapy....take care.
Mama Bear

Jo in TAS said...

Good to hear you're getting in some stitching Dzintra and that there are others still making progress on their quilts too!
hugs
Jo