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........

Thursday, January 8, 2015

I have my pattern

 I was so excited when I went to work this week at Hobbysew (in Canberra) and the pattern  for Nature's Journey was in stock. I have lots of other stitching to do but had to fiddle with fabrics for this. I do like Anni's colours so will try to be a bit similar but use some of the stash (will probably buy lots too!)
 I bought a few blues yesterday for backgrounds. Not sure about the front stripe. It might be a bit bright.
I must trace Anni's little stitchery and get going on that.

10 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

oh like your backgrounds.......

Susan said...

Lucky you!!...maybe the stripe will work in the blocks in smaller bits....they all look lovely. Going be a few "blue" ones it seems.

Sylvia said...

Thanks for your comments.It is going to be fun working on this together.

Susie said...

Gorgeous Blues.

Simone Harding said...

Sylvia I love the fabrics. I was at Hobbysew Belconnen yesterday and when I talked about the pattern there was no mention about having it or getting it in.
Have now ordered from Anni and can't wait for it to arrive.

Anonymous said...

Have fun Slyvia ,your fabrics are lovely it's such a beautiful pattern.cx

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Great choice

Anonymous said...

Good to Know Sylvia as i am popping into Hobbysew Kings Park on Sunday so hoping they have it in stock there, then I can start to put my fabrics together to see what goes and what doesn't.
So excited to see all of the enthusiasm on this blog, well done Susan and Chooky

Sylvia said...

Sorry Simone about the pattern at Hobbysew. It is only new and perhaps the staff member didn't realise it was there.

Maria said...

Love your backgrounds and the blue stripe will look good.