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........

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

My top is together!

I’d hoped/planned to be all finished by the end of October, but I didn’t take into account it was Mum’s birthday on the 27th. This year I set myself a challenge to make everyone’s birthday gifts, so that was my priority.

top2

I did get my top finished & I will be layering it today, unless I decide to change a little stitching. Smile Using different colours has been tricky, as some don’t show up very well. So I’ll be taking a long, hard look, to see if I should use stronger colours on a few things.

I haven’t decided yet how I will be quilting it. It will most likely be a combination of hand & machine quilting. I can’t sit for long at the machine, so I might just machine quilt the edge of the white stitchery squares & then do some big stitch quilting on the borders.

I will be binding it with a red print & I’ll make the binding wider than usual so it becomes a thicker ‘frame.’

If you’d like to see the pressies I made for Mum they’re on my blog. Just scroll down a little.

http://mollys-meanderings.blogspot.com/

cheers,

Jan Q

10 comments:

grandmarockton said...

LOVE your lay out!

Susan said...

Your TTS look great!

Susie said...

Gorgeous quilt! The colours are lovely!

Noela said...

I really love this quilt and what you have done with it. The fabrics used in the blocks are lovely.

Love Bears All Things said...

Congratulations...I wouldn't change a thing it is lovely.
Mama Bear

Chookyblue...... said...

Looks great Jan.......not long to go now..........you can do it.........go go go..........

Linda said...

Oh wow looks amazing and i love your colour and fabric choice.

Jan Quigley said...

Thanks everyone, I have made a few changes to the colours & I hope to get it layered tomorrow. I'm not really feeling in the Christmas zone so hopefully aiming to have this finished to hang for Christmas will help. :-)

Cherise said...

I really love your quilt! The colors are so soothing and beautiful! Great job! :)

Jindi's Cottage said...

Almost there...you can do it...love the aqua/red combo, so fresh and clean...and your ribbon trim touch...