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........

Friday, January 11, 2013

Thread catcher addiction

These gorgeous little thread catchers - they sure are addictive, as many of you have said.
 These are my first 2.  A regular sized one on the right, and a baby half size one on the left.

Then -  Because Susan mentioned matching - I decided to make another to match one of my pin cushions, which also matches my sewing machine cover.  I had just enough ricrac left over to put around the top of it as well.

10 comments:

Susan said...

I especially love the matching pin cushion and TC, but the others are great too.

cottonreel said...

Hi , I live in England ( blogger cottonreel)
Last year I could not fit in S,K,W . Now I would like to start but I cannot find in England where to purchase the books of Anni Downs or Find the instructions for the pretty thread catchers .
Yours look so pretty

Wendy @ Ravenwood Whimzies said...

Won't you share your pattern for these????

Maria said...

I love the tiny thread catcher.

Anonymous said...

very nice marilyn.xx

Fiona said...

love them.... cute little dinky one...
Hugz

Chookyblue...... said...

see one just isn't enough.........love the matchy one too.......

Wendy said...

I really like these.

Solstitches said...

All so pretty. I love the matching pincushion/basket set.
Margaret

Jan said...

Lovely - the pretty fabric makes your projects look so special.