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........

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Quick, Quick... Chooky's heading home

Girls - eek - I think Chooky is back to day - get those quilts in - else she will be hopping mad.....

You can see on the counter  - over on the right - exactly how long - but let's just round it all out and say . . .

11 sleeps!!!  (a bit less if you are in NZ and a bit longer if you are in most other places.)

and a post form me as deputy wouldn't be complete with out a 

I think this is the disappointed look on Chooky's face when  she gets back!


Now, its the weekend here so that probably means no "employed" work so - get the kids organised , ask the other half to take over things for a bit and lock yourself away. . . . we must  . .  we must . . improve our    -   ooops    no I mean "We must ... we must  . . .  sew til we bust!!!

Have a good weekend everyone!

3 comments:

Pepe said...

:) Ok! We will! :)

Love Bears All Things said...

Seems like we've had a lot of activity lately. YOU did a great job, Deputy.
Mama Bear

nimble thimble stitchery-do said...

Oh no...she's back! Yikes 11 more sleeps for me...I will be posting soon! Thank you for the push!