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 3, 2011

Tis The Season #2



This is the offending quilt - the one I cursed (of course it wasn't my sewing!!). It is finally all unpicked and I just have to re-iron it and re-baste it and then it will be ready to start hand quilting!! Fingers crossed I'll have it finished in no time at all!!

7 comments:

Susie said...

Gorgeous! Happy hand-quilting! Susie

Sweet Cinnamon Stitches said...

Well done Maree....two quilts...you're a legend!
Cheers....Jane.

Nicky said...

Two quilts! Hope you're going to keep this one for yourself, enjoy the quilting.

Cubby House Crafts said...

You go girl! Lol! You have done an amazing job to have made 2 and it looks beautiful
Lisa

Cubby House Crafts said...

You go girl! Lol! You have done an amazing job to have made 2 and it looks beautiful
Lisa

DAWNIE said...

now that is inspiration!!! your 2nd one!!!! I will have to get back to mine too after having the cotton colours run .

Chookyblue...... said...

beautiful Maree.......goodluck with the quilting 2nd time around........