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, October 31, 2012

Can you have tooooo many pics.........

oh well you just have to have the lot.............I finished the binding while in town and had to stay in for a meeting so it was getting late when I headed home.........remembering I had to take photos for your girls (AND the sun is disappearing) I was keeping an eye out for a fence without barb wire or a nice log not in burrs to take some photos............
without the commitment I made to you and having the Stitch-a-long blog this quilt would not have happened..........
you have been a great support............some times questioning my progress too (which I needed)
I didn't think this quilt would happen in August...........
We started the SAL and all was good and then life went in a wrong direction and it took til September and Janice coming to visit to get back into it.......I had started but not progressed far.......I knew I had been pushing Janice along and I had planned to work on the SAL while she was here.......then i got right into it......addicted..........lol......so most of my quilt was done in 1 month................
a huge thanks to Betty my quilt fairy for fitting the quilt in such a short space of time..........
...I just love what she has done............
ta da
ThAnKyOu SaL gIrLs

close up in sections.........
my layout got changed a bit........
the 4th and 5th rows are swapped as I had a problem with the fabric i used in the chook shed block and I was running out of time to unpick so moved the rows around...........perfect fix..........
the colours in a couple of photos are a little off.......was getting too dark............
a wheat paddock in the distance nearly ready for harvest............
and just one more photo just because I liked it.............
with about 2.5hrs to go (my time) enjoy a quite peaceful rest from me.......
Chookyblue...........

10 comments:

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

It's beautiful. Huge congratulations on your finish.

Larissa said...

Gorgeous!!

Show and Tell said...

Gorgeous Chookyblue... I love the binding... Xo

Susan said...

Chookyblue - just fantastic - you did so well (in a short time frame).

nimble thimble stitchery-do said...

Chooky, you are so awsome! You bring such smiles with your lovely photography and of course your beautiful quilt! You are a great role model! I love your colorful stripping and pieceing, it really makes your blocks pop. And you personalized your quilt so nicely. How sweet! AND you made the deadline! YIPPEE!

Bedstes Patchwork said...

It`s beautiful, but I will love to see it in daylight, so I can se the right colores ;0)

Cherise said...

It looks beautiful! Great job! :)

FloS said...

Fabulous !!!
Florence

Noela said...

Love the colours in your quilt Chooky. Congratulations in finishing it. Hugs....

Narelle said...

Beautiful colours ... gorgeous finish! Congratulations!
I've thoroughly enjoyed watching everyone's quilts come to life.