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........

Monday, April 20, 2015

April Progress

Two thirds of the way through April and the blanket stitching is completed. I also have all the little applique pieces cut ready for needle turning.



I find it interesting to see how some ladies do the blanket stitching first and then add the appliques while others attach the applique pieces first and then stitch around them.  I'm curious to know if it is purely a preference thing or is there a benefit in one over the other?

Just realized I still need to make some stems so off to put the kettle on and play with some more scraps.
Narelle @ Pins and Whiskers

8 comments:

Narelle said...

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Narelle said...

Stems made and diamond fabric cut now :)

Susie said...

beautiful blocks. all ready for the epp now

Chookyblue...... said...

looking good....hoping to see them all finished very soon.........

Simone Harding said...

Looking so good.

nimble thimble stitchery-do said...

blocks look lovely so far. I think it is personal preference/style as far as what order you put your block together. Personally I blanket stitch first but for no reason come to think of it. Maybe because I wasn't sure what fabrics I was going to use in the beginning? LOL Happy Stitching!

Noela said...

Love those blue backgrounds. The blocks are looking great. hugs....

Susan said...

I did my border circles first - but only because they needed less preparation and were more portable. Your blocks are coming along very nicely...some lovely colours.