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, January 26, 2013

January's Finished with Time to Spare! ;)

Hello!  :)

Yes I made it with days to spare!  ;)  I had planned on sitting down tonight and getting my thread catcher done and I did!  :)


As everyone's been saying it is very quick and easy. Here's a closer look at my thread catcher . . .


I used some fun sewing themed fabric on the outside and pink polka dots on the inside. I also used a decorative stitch at the top in brown thread. As you can tell it got messed up in the center. Oh well.  ;)  I had thought the brown thread would be a nice contrast but now I'm wishing I had used cream. Here's the other side . . .


I'm looking forward to making the True Friends Tote bag next month. Great choice Chooky!  :)  I can't wait to sit down and choose the fabrics I'll be using for it. I'm also eager to start on the stitching.

Until next time . . .


4 comments:

Susan said...

Thats lovely Cherise - and a great fabric...why is if a stitch is going to go wacko its right in the middle???

Chookyblue...... said...

your thread catcher looks great......glad you had a go at decorative stitches too.........

Fiona said...

how cute is that....
Hugz

Wendy said...

Such lovely fabric you chose.