I got an email from Chooky encouraging me to share my progress even if I wasn't finished with the blocks.
I have been so crazy busy that I had fallen way behind, but now am determined to catch up.
I have 9 blocks stitched and six with borders. I am going to work furiously to get all of the blocks stitched and bordered before the end of the year.
Getting them together and quilted will probably have to wait until the new year. Too many Christmas presents to make and activities to attend. But my creative journey is not a race. I hope everyone has enjoyed working on these blocks as much as I have.
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........
6 comments:
glad to see your progress........red and green is always a great combination..........keep working away............it will all come together......
Looks great...I love that green for the sashing.... they are such lovely stitcheries to do...
Hugz
I love your colors. It is looking beautiful and lovely to see your progress.
You say Chooky "encouraged" you - sure it wasnt the threat of the whip?? Love the red & greeen - really you can't go past red & greeen for a traditional Christmas, though I do like blue & silver and even pink & greeen and . . oh I just like all sorts of colours!!
We all understand how life gets in the way and sometimes one project has to be put on the back burner for another one which needs finishing sooner...as long as you keep working toward the finish, that's what's important...but we're all happy to see progress as it happens.
Mama Bear
Looks great Janice - dont worry - I am still lagging behind.
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