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........

Thursday, October 6, 2011

wow, stats, NO REPLY..............

Maybe I should have mentioned a few weeks ago you couldn't continue on to the next SAL but really I hadn't thought about it then...........I was thinking we would have had more TTS quilts finished by the deadline............but once i mentioned that you couldn't join the new SAL until the old ones were finished it sure put a bomb under you girls who hadn't finished...........there has been a flurry of activity.........
this blog is driven and powered by the excitement, encouragement and motivation you girls all give out.............
and just incase you didn't think anyone has been watching here are some stats from the last few weeks..........


DateVisits
17 September 2011109
18 September 2011130
19 September 2011310
20 September 2011194
21 September 2011169
22 September 2011150
23 September 2011139
24 September 2011137
25 September 2011154
26 September 2011195
27 September 2011192
DateVisits
28 September 2011181
29 September 2011251
30 September 2011211
1 October 2011458
2 October 2011329
3 October 2011337
4 October 2011323
5 October 2011285
6 October 2011227









































If you are wanting to join the new SAL and you're not currently a member of the blog I have you on a waiting list. I will have a few free places (i'll sort this weekend) and others will pop up as people finish the GJ or TTS SAL's. I can add you as places become available............
nO rEpLy
A couple of people who want to join are NO REPLY.........I'm sorry but I can't reply if your comments come thru as no reply.
Everyone who has left a comment has been replied too so if you haven't then it is because I can't reply. This post may help you to change your settings...........others won't be able to reply to your comments either.
Keep up the great stitching............
Chookyblue..........

9 comments:

Susan said...

Hi Chooky - I too have noticed the flurry of activity - and the number of "Page Views this week" is incredible! and certainly all the girls are putting in a huge effort. The quilts are looking great. What a load of work nthis must be for you. So a bug thankyou.

Elisa (AKA scrapcat) said...

Chooky, that is too funny! The stats tell it all. I'm 3/4 quilted and WILL have it quilted and bound by Saturday - save my spot :) Thank you for all your excellent work managing this group!

Kris said...

Well people keep posting, so I keep looking! Been here twice tonight. Hey! I don't have tv Have to amuse myself somehow.

suzitee said...

Amazing what a crack of the whip will do! How hilarious...thanks for a laugh today :) And keep it going girls...it's great to see such a flurry of activity!

Pepe said...

Gosh! Such a diabolic idea! The idea to give different rules for GJquilt and only-TTSquilt made it so believable...! So diabolic, Chooky!

Fiona said...

It's so great seeing all that's happening... it's more exciting that the rugby!! Saying that... Go Wallabies!!
Hugz

Anonymous said...

Little Chicken (Chooky's little sister)

Go for it girls! Enjoying looking at your efforts.

Every now and then we all a bomb under us to make us get things finished. Just think .... it might have been another unfinished project otherwise.

You'll all have to make an extra big effort to try to keep to the outline for SKofW then it won't be a huge catch-up at the end.

Anonymous said...

Little Chicken again ....

Also, my visions of you all in response to Chooky's post ("Just to be clear ... lol ... posted 3.10) weren't too far off were they ...... Very funny to read in your posts that some of you are having PJ days, avoiding wasting the time of having a shower, leaving everything up to the hubbies to get it done and children fending for themselves. Very funny :)

Even funnier cause Chooky really isn't that scary ... she is all talk..... well some of the time....... well actually, I just make sure that I stay on her good side. I'm the favourite sister xoxo

Cheryl (aka Kayly) said...

Love the flurry of activity that resulted from the ultimatum. Would it be possible to put my name on the paper waiting list for a place in SKofW. I did do my GJ quilt, but did not join in TTS. Whatever happens, I'll be avidly following everyone's progress. Thanks Chookyblue.