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........

Monday, October 31, 2011

Some Kind of Wonderful fabric chosen.....now to begin.....

Well Hi girls.....I am loving see everyone's fabric choices for the new SAL, and well done to all the 'starters'....you really are off to a great start......I have agonised,  pawed thru the stash, gone shopping at the Fair in Brisbane last week, re-agonised (!!!!), and come up with this..........
...........I love the fabrics all laid out in a rainbow .............

..........and I love them all stacked up too...............
..............really, pretty much you could say...."I just love fabric"...lol.................
So what do you think, girls?........Off to do some tracing.....I think Chooky's made a start....yeeks....if so, she'll be reaching for that whip.............lol.........

9 comments:

Shiralee Stitches said...

Checking out Block one right now.......

Chookyblue...... said...

better get started.......love the fabrics......your quilt will be beautiful.........

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

They look beautiful, great choices

Shiralee Stitches said...

Forgot to click the 'email me follow up comments".....derr

Larissa said...

What gorgeous fabrics you've come up with!! Looking forward to seeing this quilt come together!!!

Susan said...

HI - I love the fabrics as you see them in the top picture - are they a sort of greyish beige or is that jsut my screen - just love them! And I am always forgetting that silly tick!!

FloS said...

Lovely fabrics !!! Now you must cut !!! hardest part !
Florence

Love Bears All Things said...

I love your choice of fabric.
Mama Bear

Cherise said...

Love your choices! Those fabric will make a beautiful quilt! Great job! :)