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........

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Hello another 'newbie' and THANKS SO MUCH to Susan for answering my pesky emails tonight

Hi
I'm Nay and this is my first SAL - I have been a closet stalking for the last 4 years from the Gardeners Journal Quilt and last year bought my own copy of the Red Book and Anni Downs book to tag along myself with a few of the stitcheries and smaller projects.
 
So after sorting out profiles, no reply accounts, google plus accounts etc I am now on board and once again a big thanks to Susan for staying up and helping me through everything.
 
My very first workshop was with Anni Downs with Tricia DeCaux at Almond Grove in Loxton many years ago and have followed her designs and fabric and journey every since - she is such a lovely lady.
 
I work full-time at our local bank and with 3 kids and a poor suffering husband and also have my own home based business Nays Place where I have started selling fabrics, notions, patterns etc from home after our local fabric shop closed down.
 
So to make sure I start the year rolling I have decided to use what I have and get through some of my 'tangled threads' and scraps/stash to do this quilt....a photo of my progress so far.
 
Its lovely to meet you all and finally be part of  SAL 2015.
 
 
 
 
Nay

3 comments:

Susan said...

Welcome!
You will have your hands full working full time & children!! but good on you for joining in.
(I am definitely off to bed now...)

Chookyblue...... said...

welcome and glad you finally got out of the closet........much better outside joining in the fun here on the SAL..........happy stitching.........

Marg said...

Welcome. This is going to be such a fun project.