SKOW Top Update...

Some Kind of Wonderful is finally a completed top...

I'm not sure what is going on with the top border, whether it has stretched and needs to come off and have another go or it just needs a good iron (I'll worry about that when the time comes)...anyway...ta dah...the little pieces of white paper are where buttons will go instead of the pattern's applique and I also chose to omit the stitched words on the top border...

On to 2015!...I intentionally opted out of doing January's stitchery so onto Nature's Journey...first task, wash the collection of background fabrics acquired on my recent travels through New South Wales...the rest of the intended fabrics currently live in the reproduction stash box and which ones will come out to play is anybody's guess!

Happy Stitching...
Annette @ Jindi's Cottage

...another SKoFW - Part II...

Here it is...my SKoFW top in-progress folded over Chookyblue's finished quilt...in the Chook Shed!...

It was pretty cool to see them hanging together...and to see Chooky's quilt for real, the colours are so much more awesome than in the photo...I have to address an issue with the bottom "hemline" before putting on the final sashing/border strips but it is pretty darn close to limping over the finish line...

Happy Stitching...

Annette @ Jindi's Cottage

Fiona's SKofW quilt top.............

Well it didn't happen overnight but it finally happened. I've finished my Some Kind of Wonderful Quilt.

I started it December 2011 and finished the top December 2014.

Not sure when I'll get it quilted, we can't rush these things :)

Another one down, one to go ...

Look Chooky!!  I got my 23rd block finished!!!

I was working on this block, little by little over the course of last week, since finishing off my 'sewing' block.  For some reason I enjoyed the needleturn over the stitchery this time, lol, which felt like it was taking forever *wink* ... especially all that hair!!! *giggle*

I've drawn up some ideas for my last block, but not quite decided yet.  I'm thinking I'll either go with my original choice of wine & cheeses, or my new option: gymnastics (I did it for eleven years from a young age, coached littlies for several years, and now my daugther has been going for over 3 years!!  I LOVE watching it, and often find myself scrutinising the gymnasts as a judge would, lol!).

I'm going to give myself a couple of days to mull over the ideas, and start on the cutting for a pieced quilt for my bed I've been wanting to make for a couple of years while I decide ... I also have WIPs, UFOs and USOs (Un-Started Objects *wink*) to sort through and organise, amongst other things this week.

Have a crafty kinda week xx

22 down, only 2 more to go!!

Yup, that's right Chooky!! I've just finished off my third ... second to last?!! ... Ah!!! I have two more blocks to go before they are all finished ('best friends' and 'chair')!! Yay!!!

Presenting .... da da-da DAH!!!! ... My 'sewing' block!!

Well now, it's almost 11pm, so I'm off to prep up my next block 😜 ... I'm aiming to have them all finished by the end of next week so I can spend the weekend putting it all together!!

Dec & Jan SKoW officially done - Yay!!

Hi y'all ... Chooky, I am so sorry I haven't posted this until now (it really was ready to post beginning of last weekend ... I just didn't get to it *oops!

I have now (finally) finished all the last components for both Dec & January SKoW requirements - Yay!

I'm kinda hoping that I can just make the next lot of stripping (between the rows), instead of the bottom piece, and keep going along that way to count towards each subsequent month, as I'm feeling really anxious about making the top & bottom strips before the middle section is all done ... craziness, really!

I was hoping to get a little more done (I have four more blocks & the rest of the stripping to go), but the next 2.5 weeks will have to be more dedicated to my uni than finishing this off ... Sad really, because my new light-box arrived on the weekend!!!  But assignments and an exam need to be put higher on the priority list right now.

... Oh! I almost forgot!! ... I also finished off the TTS bag everyone, uptodate with the program, did last month (was made as a swap item) ...

SKofW quilts............

It was great to have 4 finished quilts together.........

Mine, Sandy, KateS (Suze holding it) and Janice..........

We also saw lots of the Feb Sal Bags too..............didn't get a group pic.....sorry

Keep Stitching............

Chookyblue...........

SKOW update

Thank you Chookyblue for inviting me to update on my progress of SKOW.  

I have been working on my quilt daily as I have set the target of finishing the project by the end of January.  I am needle turning the last few blocks and hoping to join the strips in the next few days. See you all again soon, now back to stitching my blocks.

Deborah

Pepe's Quilting progress..........

Posting for Pepe which technically it is still 2012 in Italy.......

She has also moved to a new blog see the links........... Chookyblue

Lentamente, ma anche Some Kind of wonderful procede. Ho finito il trapunto delle cornici verticali, ho rimontanto il quilt sul telaio nell'altro senso ed ora mi appresto a trapuntare le intersezioni orizzontali che dividono i vari blocchi. Poi mancherà solo la cornice principale, ma quella la farò senza il telaio. Prevedo ancora una ventina di ore di trapunto...

Slowly, but Some Kind of wonderful proceeds. I finished the quilting of vertical frames, I rimontanto the quilt on the frame in the opposite direction and now I am going to Tufts horizontal intersections that divide the various blocks. Then only will the main frame, but that will do it without the frame. I predict another twenty hours of quilting ...

www.pepelovespatchwork.blogspot.it

Pepe

SKOW Stitch Along- Whew, Finished!

Hi All

Below are pics of Laura's quilt. She has finished her quilt and below are pics and the email she sent to me.

Laura has changed quite a few of the blocks.........enjoy

Laura thanks so much for sharing this with us...........

Chookyblue............

Hi Chooky,

I wanted you to see that despite starting late (Feb)  Super Storm Sandy and other life curve balls I have finished.

My first stitch along, my first needle turn, the biggest quilt I have ever made AND that I FMQ myself. After quilting the strips as I went along, that final " when all the strips were sewn together" FMQing,took longer and required more stamina than I thought it would. I was determined not to get discouraged and the "deadline" kept me at it.

Thank you so much for pushing me along and getting it done. I have so enjoyed every- one's quilt interpretations and comments.

You are an inspiration of kindness and impetus.

Hugs,

Laura

Meg's quilt..........

 Part of my email from Meg

"A quick dinner at 8pm, off to bed and then my time.  I sat at my machine and worked until midnight on my SKOW, how much I love this quilt and it coming together.  I was so excited watching the quilt come together, wow it looks amazing.

Thank you Chooky for helping kick me along.  I so love being involved in this group.  Everyone inspires each other.  Everyones has an individual touch. 

My quilt is again being worked on tonight.  How I wish I could work the weekend and have the whole week off.  Would suit me fine, Id quilt all day long.

Hugs Meg" 

Meg your quilt looks great......so glad you made the deadline............always happy to kick you along...........

thanks for being part of the SAL...........

Chookyblue

SKofW final summary.........

Wow what an effort from the girls..............some late nighters last night..........

CONGRATULATIONS SAL GIRLS

you have done such a great job..........

summarising the last few days

while we haven't gained any more tops over the last few days we have got 4 finished..................

congrats Holly, Cherise, Me and KateS

I wiped a couple more girls off the list.............we lost about 10-12 along the way...........some pulling out because life changed, some just disappeared and never replied to my emails, some who knows what BUT

the final tally is about this............

61 girls

19 FINISHED

12 tops

30 girls in various stages............I do hope you all get to the top stage girls as the quilt is wonderful and you will be so happy once you achieve this...........please don't stop now cause you have got to the end of October............

I have been thinking about another SAL...............I have a idea.............

one thing I can say is that if your not at the top stage by the time I start the next one if it goes ahead you won't be able to start...........

&&&

One thing I am so excited about it that all the Gardener's Journal girls who have remained in the SAL have got to the top stage..........congrats to Lynda and Noela who were the last girls to work on their SAL tops as they made this deadline too..........

&&&

thanks for making the SAL what it is............

some SAL stats

we are 15 posts short of 2000 posts

 we have left (I have read ) 12939 comments

we have 405 followers

about 150-250 visitors each day..........

So this is where you will find me......resting from all the whip cracking

Thanks Susan and KrisP for your help thru the year

.......I will keep an eye on the blog but only update weekly............

maybe we will see you in 2013

Thankyou 

Chookyblue....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Can you have tooooo many pics.........

oh well you just have to have the lot.............I finished the binding while in town and had to stay in for a meeting so it was getting late when I headed home.........remembering I had to take photos for your girls (AND the sun is disappearing) I was keeping an eye out for a fence without barb wire or a nice log not in burrs to take some photos............

without the commitment I made to you and having the Stitch-a-long blog this quilt would not have happened..........

you have been a great support............some times questioning my progress too (which I needed)

I didn't think this quilt would happen in August...........

We started the SAL and all was good and then life went in a wrong direction and it took til September and Janice coming to visit to get back into it.......I had started but not progressed far.......I knew I had been pushing Janice along and I had planned to work on the SAL while she was here.......then i got right into it......addicted..........lol......so most of my quilt was done in 1 month................

a huge thanks to Betty my quilt fairy for fitting the quilt in such a short space of time..........

...I just love what she has done............

ta da

ThAnKyOu SaL gIrLs

close up in sections.........

my layout got changed a bit........

the 4th and 5th rows are swapped as I had a problem with the fabric i used in the chook shed block and I was running out of time to unpick so moved the rows around...........perfect fix..........

the colours in a couple of photos are a little off.......was getting too dark............

a wheat paddock in the distance nearly ready for harvest............

and just one more photo just because I liked it.............

with about 2.5hrs to go (my time) enjoy a quite peaceful rest from me.......

Chookyblue...........

the last sleep...........

nearly time for your to have some peace from me...............but as we have

you had better get stitching................which also means all we have left at the moment is about 

 HOURS

So come on girls it is the final push...................show us what you have done.............there are lots with NOTHING beside there names so PLEASE girls show us what you have done.........anything is possible as SandyC had nothing beside her name and now she has her top done................

so where are we now..........

starters 63

quilts 15 quilts finished

tops 16 tops

31 quilts and tops

De, Sylvia and Hanne(Den) finished their quilts and SandyC has a quilt top...........

&&&

Mandy also got her GJ top finished.........I am so pleased we have got lots of GJ tops done.......

.......this has dragged on for a long time and it won't be happening with the SKofW hence why I am pushing you all along..............

Keep Stitching............

Chookyblue...........

Whats your favourite mag???

I couldn't decide on a book as a favourite then thought oh well I do love looking in quilting magazines..............

So what's your favourite magazine?????????
I do love Homespun and Quilters Companion

2 sleeps............. 
The odds are improving..............
63 members
12 quilts
18 tops
congrats to Jude on her finish and Jan on a top...........
that's 30 girls to top or finished stage..........
Go girls go.............

Keep Stitching............

Chookyblue...........

my favourite place........

Just had to have a block of my favourite place to be now......The Chook Shed of course..............

this block caused quite a few changes in the quilt.........I had to swap some rows around as I had some fabrics too close together............and I didn't have time to muck around............

3 sleeps..........

Hope your having a sewing Sunday.............I know a few girls are busy on their bindings............I should get home sometime today................but it would be fantastic to get another 10 tops done before the end of the month..................
I found this whip picture for the day..............come on girls you can do it............

While I was looking for a whip I found this cartoon.............I just had to share it............

Congrats to Perri on completing her Tis the Season quilt.........perfect time to hang up.......
Congrats to Sofia on completing her Gardener's Journal top
SKofW SAL
63 members
11 quilts
18 tops
Congrats to Suzitee on completing her quilt and Theresa her top..........

Keep Stitching.........the end is near...........

Chookyblue...........

Quilty block.........

This was my last block to finish...............there is a lot of work in this one...........I was stressing about making the log cabin blocks...........so decided to make 2 at once............they both worked so I used both of them instead of the other blocks..........

4 sleeps..............

Keep Stitching............

Chookyblue...........

I did want a blue dress but............

I did want a blue dress but I already had too much blue in the quilt...........with big patches of

colour I just tried to balance the quilt colours when choosing fabrics for

the dresses............

5 Sleeps............stitch, stitch, stitch...........
Tally update..........
63 starters
10 finishes
18 tops
congrats Holly and Pepe on your tops.....

I have a slight problem.............Just realised I have come away with my quilt but not the binding........and not sure what day I am going home..........bugger............I knew I should have grabbed it but I was a little rushed getting out the door yesterday morning..........and now I may be away a little longer.......
Keep Stitching............

Chookyblue...........

not really a high heals person.........

I have hardly worn high heals in my whole life........love my "Blundstone" work boots.............so comfortable......otherwise my "Baxter" dress boots.............

Just thinking maybe I should have included a whip on my quilt..............lol.........
Might have to get one of those whips back from Susan last week...........

6 sleeps.........we have a deadline to meet.......

Keep Stitching............

Chookyblue...........

presents..........

I love giving and receiving presents............

7 sleeps..............

yesterday was a bit quiet........come on girls.........

Keep Stitching............

Chookyblue...........