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........

Monday, October 1, 2012

My Promise with Chookyblue

As you will have read -- Chookyblue and I set each other a challenge - to be strippers for Sunday.  I did already have some of my strips on - up to after the chocolate row, but I really wanted to finish the top. Well, I didn't get there - but I do now have all the vertical strips done and the other 2 sets are done and cut to size, so will hopefully be on by the end of next week.

As you know its a big quilt to photograph and today is drizzly wet and overcast so lighting is a problem - I just re arranged the lounge room and took a picture.


Thanks to everyone on the blog for all the encouragement along the way - and especially to the Whip Cracker.  And also to the girls at my sewing group yesterday for their encouragement (and compliments).



I have a few embellishments to add after the quilting...end of October did you say Chookyblue???

8 comments:

Susan said...

Its getting there...:-)

Susan said...

That darn tick...

Anonymous said...

wow Susan that is just stunning,well done girl.xx

Chookyblue...... said...

you did so well Susan........it looks great all together......thanks for the challenge.........mine will be all done soon.....going to join another one now....

oh and yep end of October.....you can do it.....

Fiona said...

love it... nothing like a challenge...
Hugz

suzeblack said...

Wow...I wish I was up to stripping on Sunday;) Congratulations you have done a great job...now I'd better get off this blog and into my stitching...Cheers Suze.

Love Bears All Things said...

Congratulations...having those deadlines helps,doesn't it.
Mama Bear

Show and Tell said...

I've already stripped but would live to be there Sunday to see you two in action... Lol...