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........

Friday, September 30, 2011

4hrs and 35 mins and counting down..........

I had some friends over sewing today............we didn't have to go to the cows..............days at home are rare so it was lovely......... champagne and a lovely lunch together.........lots of chatter.......
I worked on my TTS as the deadline in loaming..........sorry the stitchery is upside down for this snap I have ditched around the stitcheries........
binding is cut - going to attach now and then start hand sewing it down..............
can I do it.........it's going to be a long night...............hope the eyes hold out and I don't fall asleep..........
Keep Stitching............
Chookyblue...........

9 comments:

Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries said...

Keep going...you'll get there...here's cheering you on with a glass of wine!!!

Cubby House Crafts said...

yes we all here cheering you on! lol! I just stitched in the ditch around stitcheries too (and around outside of inner border)
Lisa

Jan Quigley said...

I'm not going to make it, I just have toooo many balls in the air at the moment but seeing all these lovely finished quilts has motivated me. :-) All my blocks are stitched & I will aim to get it all finished in October.

Vicky said...

Wahoo!!! You're almost there, keep on going or we might just have to prod you with a very big stick. That should keep you awake .. LOL

Anonymous said...

come on Chooky you can do it i have full faith that you can do it,go chooky,

Lyn said...

You can do it-not much to do now.... I've just finished mine here at 11.30pm-

Susie said...

Looks and sounds like fun - I like the champagne part the best! Happy Stitching, Susie

Kris said...

Oh. My. Gosh. You are going to make it! Well done Chookyblue!!! I am still working towards a September 32nd finish. So impressed with you though! (I have got a house full of children and grandchildren, so things are kind of busy here.)

Anonymous said...

Ooooh, I guess that means I need to hit the sewing machine today..I have to cut out my second border,sew it on, sandwich it and then quilt it...I don't think I'll make it but I want be too far behind...we had an arts and crafts event which I mentioned in my post...my club was responsible for getting judges, checking in entries, setting up all the entries, staying with the judges, doing all the ribbons, checking out the entries, and clean up besides planning and carrying out the event. But it is over now and I can move on to other things.....btw: My Gardener's Journal won First Place and will go to state competitions.
I love your red check border.
Mama Bear