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........

Friday, December 24, 2010

Had to share

I just had to share my excitement..... I joined all the blocks together today .... bit of a rough photo but my hubbie isn't a very good quilt holder, I have the wide border fabric but not the narrow border fabric so that will be my next job.


I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND SAFE NEW YEAR.

Thanks for all the encouragement with this quilt and I can't wait for the next one to begin.
Thanks to Chooky for this great quilt journey.
Helen

7 comments:

Pepe said...

Wonderful! I like this project and I heart your colours!!! I can understand your joy!

P.S. Ash to your husband if he seem like this: :-)

http://www.quilterstouch.com/book/

Jytte R said...

Congratulation with your finished top. It looks great and so beatiful fabrics you have used. Merry Christmas to you.

Grethe said...

Congratulations,of course you must show us! Your quilt looks lovely, Love to enlarge the photos of our quilts. Your fabrics really looks perfect together with the stitchery!

Love Bears All Things said...

Congratulations, I know just how you feel...glad you're joining in on the new project.
Mama Bear

Lynda said...

Helen - Gav should be a very experienced quilt holder by now. Your quilt top is fantastic.

Helen said...

You would think so Lynda but he still grumps when I ask him to hold ... "just one more quilt dear" ..... lol

Helen

Chookyblue...... said...

Hey Helen.....you would think we are asking the world to hold up a quilt...........lol.........
the blocks look fantastic together.........

have you worked out the narrow border yet????
I have the last ones traced......