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, June 1, 2015

Just add polkadots!

Happy June everyone...just sneaking in a bit late with my May blocks ;)

I've been struggling a bit with the plain/ tone-on-tone backgrounds I've been using over the last few months. I like LOTS of colour, and working with so many plains had me a bit uninspired to be honest.

My solution? Just add polkadots!


Some brighter, polkadot backgrounds are making my appliques pop just a little more, and have inspired me to keep going. Only another month or two until I can introduce lots of colour to the borders....YAY!


They need a good press, but here are my May blocks. I've totally avoided the paper-piecing on the hexies (ran out of time to learn that new skill!) so used the fusible method with blanket stitch. I  love the extra texture of the raised stitches.

Time to start on June....how quickly is this year flying by?

TTFN
Susan
(aka suzitee)
www.stitchscrapsew.blogspot.com

4 comments:

Susan said...

I think pressing and trimmig can wait til we put them together - love your bright colours.

Noela said...

Love your polka dots. hugs.....

Anonymous said...

They look great!
Mama Bear

Chookyblue...... said...

great idea to skip learning EPP..........the blocks are looking great.......