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, November 17, 2011

"My Favourite Things" - A Start !!

While the "Tis the Season" quilt is at the quilters I have made a start on my next Anni Downs quilt!  What a lovely evening of preparing and sorting I have had !!    I filled a big empty box with some very special things ......  like a really beautiful book and some gorgeous fabrics and threads .....


And then I appliqued the patty cakes block (and started stitching a little bit) ...


And whilst enjoying my peppermint tea, I prepared the "cup of tea" block .....


And while the rain drops are slowly falling outside my window .... I prepared the "singing in the rain" block (and no, I am not going outside to sing in the rain in the dark!!) ...


And finally the old blue jeans!   I love to blanket stitch and applique so I have reversed some of the blocks and put the writing on the opposite side ... so mine will be a little different from the original! 


Enjoy your stitching .......... Fiona H. xx

6 comments:

Susan said...

So much done so soon - beautiful fabrics you have chosen too!

Love Bears All Things said...

Wow, you're fast....
Mama Bear

Talin's Corner said...

You sure have been busy. I love your cup of tea block and your cupcakes (they are so cheerful).

Quilt Kitty said...

Noe the fun bit - stitching. I love blanket stitch too. Enjoy Fiona. xx

Chookyblue...... said...

glad you have got into your SKoW SAL.......always nice to personalise you quilt if you can.......

DAWNIE said...

wow you have done so much already - this really does look great.