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, August 23, 2012

Wowie...Zowie...almost there Chooky! Put your whip away though 'cause I'm almost there!

Here are the blocks for the last row....phew!  Just that sewing block and my dog block to go...almost there.  I think I have been saying that for the last couple of weeks but honestly I'm almost there.  I will have to stay focused though as I go back to work on Monday after having 9 weeks off!  Oh how time flys!  But that's okay, I love my career!  So here they are...
I love butterflies...they remind me of my Mom (my best friend!)

So some of my blocks ended up backwards...oops!  Ah well...birds still sing to the East!

I was going to change this to say 'sunshine on my shoulder's'...a song that my Dad, my brother and I used to sing when we were out and about in the car!  But I decided to leave it be...

I love old wooden chairs!

I love the simlicity of this block....and family is most important!

I love this fabric...it's one of my favorites.  I love to give gifts too!
I love this quilt...I could write a story for each block.  I actually think I just might do that for my label...yikes it will take up the whole back side of the quilt at the rate I am going!
Okay so the push is on to finish up my sewing block and my dog block!  I promise it will be coming soon along with some striping...that sounds awfully funny doesnt it...striping!  LOL
I hope you are all enjoying your summer/winter...where ever you are! 

4 comments:

Susan said...

Another lovely set of blocks - 9 weeks off is a long break - glad you got so much sewing done.

Anonymous said...

lovely blocks,well done.xx

Love Bears All Things said...

Great Job!
Mama Bear

Chookyblue...... said...

i'll put the whip away..........your doing so well.........shame you have to go back to work..........I couldn't imagine having 9 weeks off work..........