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........

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

While you were all sleeping in Australia...I have been busy finishing up my doggie block!

Introducing.....Noni Dog....she is a shitzu/poodle cross.  She will be 10 years old at the end of this month.  My Mom gave her to our middle son Ryan for his 12th birthday 10 years ago.  She is a lovely, playful little dog.  She loves food, even banana's. She is getting a little plump in her old age but still very playful especially when she hears the vacuum start up.  The name Noni is Italian for Grandparents.  Although we have absolutely no Italian blood in our family Ryan liked that name for her...it was that or Isabelle!  My friends mother's name is Isabelle so we decided it was safe to go with Noni considering also that Grandma gave her to him.  So that is the family history of our little, lovable Noni!


Do you see the resemblance?  Isn't she cute?  She really does need a hair cut though!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate the harvest season.
Happy stitching too for those of us who still have a ways to go on this project.  Off to 'strip' now! LOL

6 comments:

FloS said...

Lovely block !! Noni can be proud !!
Florence

Susan said...

Noni - real amd fabric - are both very cute.

Chookyblue...... said...

great block......looks pretty much like your dog..........

Quilt Kitty said...

That is gorgeous. Isn't it fun to immortalise our furbabies in fabric. Tracee xx

suzeblack said...

Cute puppy...I have put our labrador, Bear on mine, too :) Suze.

Love Bears All Things said...

I love it!
Mama Bear